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Allowing non admins to download and install apps through the App Store

  • November 24, 2011
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Hi All

Not sure if this has been covered here, but we have been trying to get our non admin users to be able to install apps from the app store -

Just got told about this little trick, not sure if its been covered here but thought I would share just in case

All you have to do is add the non admin to the "_appstore" group on the computer, then they will be able to install apps though the app store without administrative rights

Regards
John

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John Szaszvari
Network Manager | Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College

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    Indeed, came across this here
    http://darenhunter.com/content/how-to-allow-non-admin-mac-user-to-use-app-store/

    this is going to be so helpful to me

    C
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    • cgordy
    • Contributor
    • September 10, 2013

    I have been spending some time trying to understand this.
    I looked at the above link - sounds fine, but not ideal for my environment since I'd have to build a script for each user I wanted to have access to install from AppStore.

    I was looking at this link:
    https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/macenterprise/l3ZSERtcfAM

    but I don't understand it.
    I built the command into a script and when I try to run it, I get a permissions error - this is new to me, still learning.

    thoughts?

    T
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    • tkimpton
    • Honored Contributor
    • September 10, 2013

    https://jamfnation.jamfsoftware.com/discussion.html?id=5012

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