RE: How can I enable power users on W2k domain to defrag their hard drives??

From: Erich D. Heintz (lists_at_heintz.us)
Date: 08/25/04

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    To: "'AndrewC'" <andrew@whirlow.plus.com>, <security-basics@securityfocus.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 03:59:34 -0400

    Short answer... The native defragger requires administrator rights, period.

    Long answer... Some of the commercial defraggers might allow it but you'd
    have to check with the app vendors. I did find a reference to a "hack" that
    would allow it by creating a compiled wrapper script that embeds the
    administrator password in an executable so that it can't be retrieved. I
    haven't tried it, but it originated in Win2K magazine, See
    http://groups.google.com/groups?q=allow+users+to+run+defrag&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF
    -8&selm=a833bbd9.0209130747.9a37ab3%40posting.google.com&rnum=1

    -----Original Message-----
    From: AndrewC [mailto:andrew@whirlow.plus.com]
    Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 4:53 PM
    To: security-basics@securityfocus.com
    Subject: How can I enable power users on W2k domain to defrag their hard
    drives??

    Hi All

     

    Just a brief query. At my work we have about 150 users on a W2k domain(s).
    The vast majority of machines are Win XP Pro with the remainder being
    Windows 2000. I have in the past had to make the users local admins due to
    some of the applications we have to run (before we created the Domain). This
    came with the usual problems of software being installed illicitly etc so I
    have created several group policy objects for AD and have made everyone
    power users. My question?? How can I enable users to Defragment their own
    hard drives as power users? (is it possible through GP?)

     

    Any suggestions would be gratefully received

     

    Thanks in Advance

     

    Andrew Craig

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