Re: Administrator with no password

From: Brian (name_at_address.fake)
Date: 05/09/03 

Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 21:25:24 -0400

> The systems are single-user boxes and security is achieved through a
simple
> BIOS password. All I need is a way to make sure that a remote computer
> cannot log on to local user accounts.
>
> You mentioned modifying logon rights using GP's to deny access from the
> network. Could you explain how to do this and/or what a GP is?
>

You do realize that BIOS offers no real security, if someone approached the
machine and turned it on, or accessed the already logged on machine they
could install things to bypass your security..Suggest setting the admin
password, setting up a user account and if you don't want your users to have
to log in, have them use autoadmin login with the user account (that should
be restricted from making changes)..You were never very specific about if
these machines were in a domain or not.

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