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

From: David Souders (dsoudernospam_at_pisd.edu)
Date: 04/22/05 

Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 13:01:03 -0500

Backup wrote:
> Key Word: USER
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> Dialup network is a Network Device,
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> Unprivileged users don't have the right to modify networks, or run
> QuickBooks, or Adobe CS. This is because their account would be making
> modifications to the registry.
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> And that being said. isn't an USER function.
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>
> "David Souders" <dsoudernospam@pisd.edu> wrote in message
> news:uBNRa3zRFHA.3972@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>
>>Arek Iskra [MVP] wrote:
>>
>>>"David Souders" <dsoudernospam@pisd.edu> wrote in message
>>>news:%23RBpTlzRFHA.1476@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
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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.
>>>
>>
>>yeah, I tried that one and it did not work. According to the article, it
>>allows me to delete and rename them . .but not create them. It also
>>allows me to modify the tcp ip parameters . .but no new connection.
>>
>>I don't see the logic in not allowing this user to not create a dial up
>>connection. I have looked in the local security policies, etc . .nothing.
>>
>>Thanks for your suggestion, any other ideas?
>>
>>--
>>David Souders - CNE MCSE
>>Central Cluster Network Engineer
>>Plano ISD
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Maybe Microsoft should be more like Novell or Linux companies and let
system engineers decide what users should and should not do. In my
environment, I have no problem letting USERS create dial up networking
connections. With that being said, does any one have any work arounds
for this limitation. 

-- 
David Souders - CNE MCSE
Central Cluster Network Engineer
Plano ISD