Re: Allow non administrators to create dial up network connection in xp

From: Arek Iskra [MVP] (NoSpam_arek_at_arekiskra.com)
Date: 04/22/05 

Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 21:06:21 +0800

"David Souders" <dsoudernospam@pisd.edu> wrote in message
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> Windows XP SP 2
>
> I want to allow non Administrators (power users specifically) to create
> dial up connections. Is this possible? It should be as it makes no since
> to have to be administrator to create a dial up connection.
>
> Any one else dealing with this?
>
> Thanks in advance for your time,
>

There is a special group in XP called Network Configuration Operators:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;297938&Product=winxp

See if adding users as members of that group helps. 

-- 
Arek Iskra
MVP for Windows Server - Software Distribution

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