Re: rights on files

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rouz_at_nscomcast.net)
Date: 10/18/03


Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 22:04:50 GMT

Unfortunately you can not let a regular user run defrag, at least without providing
them with administrator password. See KB article below. --- Steve

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=231176

"Ian" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0c3701c394c0$c5a87890$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> We have Windows 2000 Advanced server setup for our users.
> It is configured as a domain server
>
> Our users are setup in the users group. However I would
> like to have the users be able to run defrag without
> having administrator rights to other applications/files.
>
> I have tried to set it through the security settings of
> the program (on the users system)but to no avail. It seems
> that the domain
> rights supercede the rights on the system.
>
> Is there a way to set this for only this file and not the
> others?
>
> Users are running Win2k pro
>
> ian.buda@heidelberg.com
>



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