Re: New User security questions

From: JethroUK (reply@the.board)
Date: 08/12/02 

From: "JethroUK" <reply@the.board>
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 18:56:25 +0100

Thanx for the answers.....i'll stick with the Administrator and put a long
pass in it

"Ricardo M. Urbano - W2K/NT4 MVP" <rmu1@columbiaSPAM.SUCKSedu> wrote in
message news:3D57D556.90A05957@columbiaSPAM.SUCKSedu...
> Jethro, while the other answers were excellent, I don't think anyone
> addressed one of your questions which was why you need the built in
> Administrator account. Think of it as the master key. Since security
> is built into every aspect of NT, the built in Administrator account is
> your only guaranteed way into the system if you accidentally blow stuff
> up or "secure yourself out of the system".
>
> That is why it is so crucial that you always know what the password for
> the built in Administrator account is and that you maintain a current
> ERD (using ntbackup.exe), since it can restore the Administrator
> password to a point in time w/ the ERD.
>
> Just as a for instance, the password for the built in Administrator
> account is the only one that cannot be locked out by repeated incorrect
> attempts.
>
> hth
>
> JethroUK wrote:
> >
> > I've just installed Win2K and user logins are new to me
> >
> > 1/ Can I delete the "Administrator" user ? (Is there a specific reason i
> > shouldn't)
> > I already have administrator privileges under my login
> > I dont want other users to have this privilege
> > I dont want to create the "Administrator" user with a password
(it
> > just a waste of space, since no one will ever use it)
> > I just dont want it available (but it wont let me delete it)
> >
> > The only answer i can figure, is to delete myself (i already have
customised
> > my environment), and rename the "Administrator" to "Me", then do
alllllll my
> > customising again
> >
> > 2/ Which is the user type with the least priveleges?
> > From the help it looks like "Guest", but i cant really tell
> >
> > 3/ I have set up a guest user as "Guest" (no password) but i would like
any
> > guest to have access to the web via my dial-up connection
> > They can dial up as they login, but if the connection goes, they
> > will have to log out & back in again
> >
> > Maybe I chose the wrong type of user (I want them to have access to all
> > application & web access but no settings)
> >
> > P.S. I know i should post these one-by-one but im sure you've all been
> > through this 100's times
>
> --
> Ricardo M. Urbano
> Microsoft Windows 2000/NT MVP

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