Re: Custom rights

From: Miha Pihler [MVP] (mihap-news_at_atlantis.si)
Date: 07/16/05


Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 21:50:22 +0200

Hi,

Try giving user who is adding account View Only Exchange Administrator
permission. You should do this using a wizard in Exchange (e.g. on Exchange
Organization or some other level)...

I hope this helps,

-- 
Mike
Microsoft MVP - Windows Security
"GraXi" <GraXi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:31E32CB0-11E8-4D92-8A3E-847A4E801CD7@microsoft.com...
> Steven,
>
> This was also very useful to me. However, when my test .tech user tries to
> create an account he goes thru the process fine until I arrive to the 
> "Create
> an Exchange mailbox" screen.
>
> I can see the "Server" but I can't see the "Mailbox store". What do I need
> to add/modify in order to get this done.
>
> Thanks
> GraXi
>
> "Steven L Umbach" wrote:
>
>> OK. Try this.
>>
>> By default any user can log onto a server other than domain controller. 
>> To
>> allow then to logon to a domain controller give them the logon locally 
>> user
>> right in Domain Controller Security Policy. Note the user possibly could
>> manage what he needs from another computer through mmc snapins.
>>
>> To add computers to the domain go to AD Users and Computers. Select view
>> advanced features. Then select the domain, right click and select 
>> delegate
>> control. The wizard will start. Add your user/group and select add 
>> computers
>> to the domain.
>>
>> To add users to the domain go to the domain
>> container/properties/security/advanced/add - select your group/select
>> "create user objects" and apply. This allows them to create but not 
>> delete
>> users.
>>
>> To add users to a specific groups. In the properties of the groups go to
>> security/advanced/add  - select your group/select properties at the top
>> [instead of object]/select "write members" and apply. Of course this will
>> not work on privileged groups such as administrators.
>>
>> To reset password for non privileged user accounts. Go to
>> domain/properties/security/advanced/add - select your users group/select
>> "apply onto:" user objects/select reset password and apply. By default
>> priviliged accounts do not inherit permissions to exempt them from
>> delegation. If you have a user in a priviliged group and you remove that
>> user, you will have to manually configure permissions on that user object 
>> or
>> select "allow inheritable permissions to propagate from parent".
>>
>> The above should allow a regular user account in the domain to do what 
>> you
>> want. A regular user can not install most software. Personally I would 
>> not
>> want any regular user to logon to a domain controller but instead they 
>> can
>> use mmc snapins to mange what they need which will prevent them from 
>> having
>> access and installing anyhting on the domain controller. I would also
>> suggest you consider giving the user/group those powers [except add
>> computers to the domain] to an Organizational Unit instead and moving the
>> groups and users into the OU that you want them to manage.  --- Steve
>>
>> "From QC" <From QC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1827439C-F403-44C3-AE7F-3BEEB8CD2C8B@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi!
>> >
>> > I need your help to determine what kind of permissions I need to give 
>> > for
>> a Network
>> > Technician on the domain:
>> >
>> > -Can log on the server
>> > -Can add computers in a domain
>> > -Can create a users and add to a specific groups
>> > -Can reset password
>> > -Cannot delete users
>> > -Cannot install applications
>> >
>> > This is what a need.  I don't want to give user's total access(just the
>> list higher) but enough to allow him to do his normal job.
>> >
>> > I know the custom permissions for a user, but anybody have a kind a 
>> > recipe
>> for what I need? If anybody use this kind of user in his network tell me
>> what you do for this kind of user!
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > Ans.:
>> >
>> >
>> > Look into AD delegation, though you may need to do some custom 
>> > delegation.
>> You can
>> > modify the user right to logon locally to allow a user to logon to a
>> computer and you
>> > can give a user the right to create computer objects in the domain or 
>> > OU
>> which would
>> > take care of the first two.
>> >
>> > Create a test OU and then select properties delegation to start the
>> delegation wizard
>> > to see what the "built in" rights are including resetting passwords and
>> modifying
>> > group membership and for the rest you will have to experiment with such 
>> > as
>> the
>> > ability to create a user but not delete one would need to be a custom
>> delegation for
>> > creating user objects. The links below may help.  --- Steve
>> >
>> >
>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/gp/526.asp
>> >
>> > --- refer to the last paragraph
>> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;294952
>> >  -- example of custom delegation.
>>
>>
>> 


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