[THIN] Re: Users installing programs

  • From: Frank Monroe <Frank.Monroe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 07:00:46 -0500

Are these servers NT4 or Windows 2000/2003?.  If they are 2000 or above, go
into terminal services configuration and change your permission
compatibility mode to Full Security.  This will stop them from installing
programs.  You may have to tweak some registry key's security for some
existing programs so that they continue to work.  But fixing that is trivial
if you use regmon. 
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Abshire [mailto:Jim.Abshire@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 3:54 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Users installing programs


 I have a question, I work for a property management company and we provide
Internet via Citrix to students. I have tried desperately to lock down the
servers but they seem to still be able to install Internet based programs,
(e.g. AOL instant messenger, Poker Party, etc) to name a few. Is there a way
to lock the server down tight so this cannot continue without prohibiting
the users to run necessary programs such as Office?
 
Jim Abshire 
Network Administrator 
Dinerstein Management 
713-570-0373 
 

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