local admin vs group policy and apps...

From: Murad Talukdar (talukdar_m_at_subway.com)
Date: 01/14/05

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To: focus-ms@securityfocus.com

    Hi,
    We have two apps (even calling them legacy seems to attribute some
    undeserved elegance to them) which must run at admin level to function
    properly. I am trying to find out whether the fact that users are allowed to
    be local admins, or even given the runas power to run the app can still be
    locked out of control panel etc through GPOs.

    I mean, if I let people runas then they know the admin password so can
    rescind any GP settings, can't they? How can I shut that possibility out?

    Yes I have asked for the possibility of then apps being recoded to function
    under power users but the development team are of the starving waif variety
    due to under resourcing...this consideration is not high on the list.

    Kind Regards
    Murad Talukdar

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