Re: administrator or normal user?

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_nospam-comcast.net)
Date: 08/30/04 

Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:56:17 -0500

Log off of them when you are not using TS and use the account with least privilege
that can get the job done keeping in mind that you can use runas to run applications
and do administrative tasks if you are logged on as a regular user and occasionally
need to do administrative tasks. I am not suggesting you don't have a secure setup
but if you are logged on as an administrator when you do not have to be or do not
need to be logged on you increase the risk of a virus/worm/trojan/hacker using you
administrator credentials to do it's dirty work. it would also be a good idea to
configure your TS to logoff after a period of inactivity just incase you forget. ---
Steve

"Allan Wolfram" <allan@smarttraining.com.br> wrote in message
news:eA7V%23VrjEHA.3896@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>I have 2 servers Windows 2003 which are locked in a room. I use remote
> access and adminpak to manage them. One is ISA server and the other is my
> DC and SQL server. Should i leave them logged as administrator or a normal
> user?
>
> Thanks
>
> Allan
>
>

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