Re: Scheduling NTBackup to mapped drive

  • From: Jared Johnson <jaredsjazz@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "\[ExchangeList\]" <exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 14:50:10 -0700 (PDT)

always want to leave a user logged on, as Microsoft
says, never leave your system vulnerable due to an
unlocked system. Easist Admin mistake there is.


--- Danny <nocmonkey@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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> Yah, I won't leave a user logged in. Not an option
> here. Thank you.
> 
> ..D
> 
> On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 14:30:41 -0700, John Tolmachoff
> (Lists)
> <johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > You should leave the user logged in. Meaning,
> you
> > > should LOCK the computer using ctrl-alt-delete,
> therby
> > > securing the server and maintaining your mapped
> > > drives.
> > > I do that for all 110 of my servers. If you
> leave it
> > > unlocked and logged off, anyone can log into it
> > > creating a huge security problem.
> > 
> > THAT is a big item for discussion. IMHO, leaving
> the server logged on,
> > whether or not locked, is a security risk. Any
> thing that can fire from the
> > server with a user logged in will run under the
> permissions of that user. If
> > no one is logged in, they first have to
> authenticate.
> > 
> > If you consider a computer sitting there not
> logged in a security risk, time
> > to look at user access policies and password
> policies.
> > 
> > John Tolmachoff
> > Engineer/Consultant/Owner
> > eServices For You
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> > 
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