Re: How to protect my computer from the bad attention of administrator

From: David (davidwnh@adelphia.net)
Date: 10/16/02 

From: "David" <davidwnh@adelphia.net>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 21:19:30 GMT

 If you're using a company computer just be aware that everything can be
tracked and looked at whether someone is resetting your password or not. And
act accordingly. If you think the admin is doing something over and above
company policy voice your concern. He has no more right to skirt company
policy than you do.

"NeoSadist" <neos@dist> wrote in message
news:uqoo9j85ertcbd@corp.supernews.com...
>
> "news.easynet.fr" <toto99@everyday.com> wrote in message
> news:3dabd23e$0$19869$afc38c87@news.easynet.fr...
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is it possible to prohibit administrator to change or delete my password
> and
> > to open my poste with my profil ?
> > Can we make anything with the count user in my poste and in Active
> directory
> > ?
> > I have windows XP and the server is Windows Advanced server 2000.
> >
> > Please help me?
> >
> > Thanks a lot.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> It might be possible, but I'm not helping you.
> Your admin is responsible for a computer LAN. If something goes down,
it's
> HIS ass, not yours. How dare you try to undermine his security and
> administration just because you think you're right?
> First off, you're at work, not at home. Those computers don't belong to
> you. If I was an admin, I'd be making my employees sign a notice of
intent,
> so that if they screwed up my LAN or disobeyed me, I'd either have them
> fired or their computer priveledges taken away.
> You wonder why admins need to be so restrictive? It's cause they have
users
> like you who are a security risk.
> Now I don't know your story, and this is just my opinion, but it angers me
> that you would try to defeat or disobey your administrator.
>
>

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