Hello.
I created a virtual desktop with our standard apps on it. Some require the user to be a local admin. Do I have to make the users local admins on the server to solve this?
Hey, I saw you’re dealing with this issue in Parallels RAS where some of your standard apps need users to be local admins. I’ve run into something similar myself, but I’m not entirely sure what the best approach is to fix it.
yeah, exactly! I created a virtual desktop with all our standard apps, but some of them need the user to have local admin rights to run properly. I’m wondering if I have to make them local admins on the server itself to get everything working. What do you think?
Hmm, I’m not totally sure about the best way to handle it in RAS specifically. I’ve been thinking about this too, and I wonder if giving users local admin rights on the server is the only way to go. But I’m not really sold on that either, especially with security in mind. Giving out admin rights can open up a lot of potential issues.
Yeah, exactly! I’m hesitant to just make everyone local admins. That doesn’t feel like the best solution, but I’m not sure what the alternative is. Have you tried running the apps in a way that doesn’t require admin rights?
I’ve tried a couple of things like that, but I’m still running into roadblocks. I think some apps just won’t work properly without those local admin rights, especially when it comes to certain settings or installation permissions. It’s really frustrating.
I get that. It feels like there has to be another way. I was thinking maybe there’s a way to give those permissions to just the specific apps or components, rather than full admin access. Like, maybe there’s a way to delegate certain admin rights without giving them full control.
That could work, but I’m honestly not sure how to set that up in Parallels RAS. I’ve heard of using Group Policy or some other tools to control app-specific permissions, but it’s been tricky to implement. I’m wondering if there’s a way to allow admin rights for specific processes or services only.
I haven’t looked into that yet, but it sounds promising. I guess if we could just give the apps what they need, without going all-in on local admin, that would solve a lot of problems.
Yeah, i’m not sure but you can try and If you find something that works, let me know! I’ll do the same. Maybe there’s a specific Parallels setting or something that will let us fine-tune permissions without compromising too much.
Definitely! I’ll keep digging and see what I can find. Thanks for sharing ideas around with me. It helps to know I’m not the only one trying to figure this out.
No problem! Let’s both keep looking into it. Hopefully, we’ll come across a better solution soon, or someone who knows how to fix it will share their knowledge with us.