Been a techy since a kid, IT “professional” for 12+ years. In undergrad, I had a professor tell me something I will never forget for as long as I live…

“What I’m teaching you is 95% science (physics, electronic engineering theory, FFT, etc.) and 5% magic”

It’s absolutely true that no matter how well you understand how and why something is working, there is still that absolutely small percentage of “holy shit, I can beam a picture of a cat across the entire planet in a fraction of a second while pooping”.

If that isn’t magic, I truly don’t know what is.

Are the mods even active anymore? So many non-self hosting related questions…

Stop trying to bypass their security. It exists for a reason and bypassing it is typically a fireable offense.

Make nice with the IT guys and they might allow an exception, but try to circumvent them and you are bound to be more restricted, possibly losing local admin.