[windows2000] Re: adding users to workstation administrator g roup
- From: Frank Monroe <Frank.Monroe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 07:47:27 -0500
I will look for it, hold on.
-----Original Message-----
From: Sorin Srbu [mailto:sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 8:45 AM
To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [windows2000] Re: adding users to workstation administrator group
windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <> sez on Friday, April 08, 2005 2:40
PM:
> Microsoft also has a utility to fix apps that you can fix from other
> means. What the utility does is inflate the users privs just inside
> the particular application. To use it, you place entries in Active
> Directory containing the executable name and its hash value (so that
> the elevation only occurs for the app). If you use this, you may be
> able to save granting the admin privs and also satisfy the
> application.
What would that fix be called then?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sorin Srbu [mailto:sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 8:23 AM
> To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [windows2000] Re: adding users to workstation administrator
> group
>
>
> windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <> sez on Friday, April 08, 2005 2:09
> PM:
>
>> And, all it takes is one user with admin privs on a workstation to
>> bring down your whole network, or at least make it appear that way.
>
> Unfortunately, yes... But if we set up the controller computers we'll
> void any warranties. 8-/
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Sorin Srbu [mailto:sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 3:30 AM
>> To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [windows2000] Re: adding users to workstation administrator
>> group
>>
>>
>> Dave stevens <> sez on Thursday, April 07, 2005 5:11 PM:
>>
>>> Andrew,
>>>
>>> I have seen quite a few applications that require local admin rights
>>> to run. You might call it bad design, but they do exist.
>>>
>>> and I think the vendor recommends that as well.
>>
>> I senond that. Most, all in fact, of our instrument control software
>> clearly states in the manual that the software *must* run under an
>> account with admin privs.
>>
>> In most of the cases I've simply disconnected the computer(s) from
>> the network so they can't do anything stupid. Besides tinkering with
>> a maybe critical instrument's control computer is just plain bonkers;
>> the users over here are mostly intelligent enough not to do that.
>> Note "mostly". 8->
BW,
Sorin
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