How to Check If You Have Administrator Rights on a Mac

Summary

On a macOS operating system, administrator rights are required to perform many tasks, such as making system changes, installing and launching the software, etc. Here are a few ways you can check if you have administrator rights on a Mac.

Step-by-step

1. Open the Apple menu.

2. Select System Settings.

3. In the System Settings window, click on the Users & Groups icon.

4. On the left side of the window that opens, locate your account name in the list.

   • If the word Admin is immediately below your account name, then you are an administrator on this machine.

   • If the word Standard is there, then you are not an administrator and your account cannot be used to install software or make administrative changes.