I always ask my academic supervisor for an advice if I want his permission for something. I present my plan that involve what I want to do and then ask if they think this plan is good and if there is alternative. Usually it is yes go for it. And sometimes it is stupid enough that I get better suggestion anyway.
My last direct request of getting root access on our cluster did not go well. And this was for a good reason.
My last direct request of getting root access on our cluster did not go well. And this was for a good reason.