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Could I lose my job over iTunes? :(

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Depends on the managers. Large organizations are less likely to fire you because they script their "solutions" and disciplinary actions down to the smallest of details. If you're not a security risk to the company, they will likely just laugh at the matter and tell you not to do it again.
 
I ran into this a couple weeks ago. During a routine sweep, the IT folks in the office found iTunes on a bunch of PCs and sent out the goon squad to beat people with crowbars. When they came for me I explained that my digtial camera used .mov Quicktime format for movies and that Quicktime is bundled with iTunes so if you download one, you get the other. The goon squad mumbled to themselves as they wandered off to beat up the next employee.
 
I can't even install adobe or flash on my work PC because I don't have an admin CAC. Our S6 NCO had an admin CAC, but she lost it within 3 days of aquiring it, and they won't get her another one because she was so irresponsible with the first one. As a result, no one in the battalion can make any changes that would trigger a UAC prompt in Vista.
 
Nebor said:
I can't even install adobe or flash on my work PC because I don't have an admin CAC. Our S6 NCO had an admin CAC, but she lost it within 3 days of aquiring it, and they won't get her another one because she was so irresponsible with the first one. As a result, no one in the battalion can make any changes that would trigger a UAC prompt in Vista.
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That is insane. Reduce the NCO and get a new S-6 NCO. This affects hundreds of people.
 
The better question is how the hell are you able to install ANYTHING on your PC as a user? If they’ve got your group memberships straight you wouldn’t be in this mess. To get local admin here, you practically need approval from the governor.

<--- Senior Sysadmin, State Government
 
Aimster said:
No music or anything was on the computer. I just had iTunes installed to sync the calendar to my iPhone.

looks like I might be joining the unemployment lines.
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did you get the application approved by IT to install?

most companies have a policy in their employee manual that you CANNOT install software without prior approval of IT, even if you're granted admin rights.
 
hungfarover said:
The better question is how the hell are you able to install ANYTHING on your PC as a user? If they&#8217;ve got your group memberships straight you wouldn&#8217;t be in this mess. To get local admin here, you practically need approval from the governor.

<--- Senior Sysadmin, State Government
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Washington?
 
keird said:
I disagree if you're refering to the CAC middleware. If I let someone else log on my workstation, their CAC gets stuck in the box. It's a pain in the ass to get their certificates out of the default pop-up.

:awe:
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No, that's what he gets for putting non-work applications on a work machine.
 
Guys, he's not defending his putting iTunes, but it clearly is not the problem. The IT guys are fucking lunatic if they're having that big of a problem. How much you want to bet they have non-authorized by their employer software on their own company provided computers?

Firing over this would be absurd, especially since if they were an IT worth having one strike policies that they should be able to setup the damn thing so its not even possible for the employee to install shit on in the first place. They should find out if there's any data the company needs on it (and back it up if so), wipe the machine, give a documented warning, and depending on the need give the machine back with or without admin rights.
 
I suggested they just have the employee pay the cost of fixing the problems instead of taking disciplinary action, but they say they can't do that legally. I get to see all the help desk requests and it's amazing how many boil down to "I did something I shouldn't have done, come fix it."
 
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