Re: Allow users to install programs

From: S. Pidgorny [MVP] (slavickp@yahoo.com)
Date: 11/17/02 

From: "S. Pidgorny [MVP]" <slavickp@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 11:10:34 +1100

Yes: add the users to workstation local admins/power users groups.
Never give admin rights in the domain to (basically) everyone. 

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Svyatoslav Pidgorny, MS MVP, MCSE
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"Bill" <weborst@webcci.com> wrote in message
news:3e5301c28daf$7bfd8280$8af82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA03...
> Need to allow users which are on a 2000 domain the
> capability to install programs on W2K workstations.
> Do not want to give them admin rights to the domain nor do
> I want them having to log in locally to the machine as a
> different user who does have rights. The workstations are
> configured to log in automatically, group policies are set
> and Deep Freeze is installed to revert the workstation
> back to a pristine state after reboot.
> If there is any way to allow this without adding them to
> an admin group in the domain or w/o having them log on as
> a different user I would greatly appreciate it!
>
> Thanks,
> Bill

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