[windows2000] Re: Account operator privileges bet

  • From: "Chris Berry" <compjma@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 16:29:47 -0700

>From: "Costanzo, Ray" <rcostanzo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>If anyone could settle a bet here...
>
>Domain user JOSH has account operator privileges in the domain.  JOSH is
>permitted to reset passwords for ordinary users and other users who do
>not have higher privileges in the domain (i.e. domain admin).  Now, TRUE
>OR FALSE.  JOSH does not have permissions to reset a DOMAIN user account
>(ordinary user) if that user has LOCAL ADMIN rights on his WINDOWS NT
>workstation.

False, having local admin rights doesn't change his account operator 
privilege.  Josh does have permission to reset DOMAIN accounts regardless of 
whether those accounts are members of a LOCAL group or not.

Chris Berry
compjma@xxxxxxxxxxx
Systems Administrator
JM Associates

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