System and method for providing support services using administrative rights on a client computer
US8131830B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 19, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0428
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is provided for enabling a support program to provide services using imported administrative rights on a client computer for a user without administrative rights. The method includes the operation of creating a global administrative account on a domain server for a computer network. In addition, the support program can be activated on the client computer. A further operation is creating a process with administrative rights from the support program using the global administrator account on the domain server. The support services enabled with administrative rights can then to be provided for the client computer using the process created with administrative rights.
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