RE: Password Protected Screen Saver and Administrative Password

From: Murad Talukdar (talukdar_m_at_subway.com)
Date: 02/09/05

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    Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 09:02:44 +1000
To: tom.milliner@verizon.net, focus-ms@securityfocus.com

    What privileges do they need exactly? Can you set them up as something a
    little lower down the scale rather than giving them god status? Then
    couldn't you give them a separate user with lower status? IF that makes
    sense...you could ensure authorized use only at certain times by checking
    logs etc.

    Or have I got this wrong and you don't actually give them the password but
    somehow allow them to login once you've released the lock?
    I've never used GoTo and guess that it's something that runs over http
    rather than like remote assistance through 3389.
    Murad

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Tom Milliner [mailto:tom.milliner@verizon.net]
    Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 1:07 PM
    To: tom.milliner@verizon.net; focus-ms@securityfocus.com
    Subject: Password Protected Screen Saver and Administrative Password

     
     
    Does someone know a way to allow a normal user to
    release a server password protected screen-saver
    without giving the user the administrator password?

    I need this so that third-party support can access
    our server via GoToMyPC when I am not there. The
    password protected screen-saver blocks them from
    remote access to fix problems. I cannot always be
    on-site to assist by supplying the screen-saver
    password.

     
    Tom Milliner, CPA, MCSE
    tom.milliner@verizon.net

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