Re: Apple QuickTime needs privileges?

From: Dave (noone_at_nowhere.com)
Date: 06/04/04 

Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 19:13:46 -0000

it looks like qt wants the privilege to increase it's base scheduling
priority. by default this privilege is only given to administrators.

"Alder" <PGDEHMKOKIMD@spammotel.com> wrote in message
news:Rq3wc.14527$jl6.11099@edtnps89...
> I don't use QuickTime very often, so I can't really say when this
> problem started. I now have the latest version which I installed with
> the administrator account, but accounts in the Power Users and Users
> groups are unable to use it.
>
> When a user account starts QT or opens a QT associated file, a dialog
> pops up asking the user to set the "Connection Speed" to ensure that QT
> "works properly". This is the first odd symptom since connection speed
> is one of the "Preferences" I specified as Administrator when I
> installed QT. The real issue, though, is that when a user does specify
> the connection speed QT does not accept it and continues to request it
> be set.
>
> The Event Viewer console shows a slew of security failures related to
> Privilege Use. An example entry:
>
> Event Type: Failure Audit
> Event Source: Security
> Event Category: Privilege Use
> Event ID: 577
> Date: 6/4/2004
> Time: 11:40:50 AM
> User: KIRALY\<username>
> Computer: KIRALY
> Description:
> Privileged Service Called:
> Server: Security
> Service: -
> Primary User Name: <username>
> Primary Domain: KIRALY
> Primary Logon ID: (0x0,0x52D777)
> Client User Name: -
> Client Domain: -
> Client Logon ID: -
> Privileges: SeIncreaseBasePriorityPrivilege
>
> I'm not sure how to best deal with this, so I'd welcome any suggestions
> the group might have.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alder

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