I guess it depends on how many hands are hitting the server.

In the situation where I would say it was acceptable is when others won't need to know what happened. I.e., if you aren't the DBA or acting in some fashion of administration for the server, then you probably shouldn't do it. Likewise, if you are sharing administrative responsibilities with one or more people, you might want to avoid doing it unless you consult with the other members of your group.

I wouldn't nessessarily place that as an automated feature, and it should be documented where how and why the process took place, etc...but that goes more to the business model that the department is running under.