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How to use UAC without domain admin account??
  1. #1


    tom12010 Guest

    How to use UAC without domain admin account??

    I've set up Vista Business on a notebook used within an Active
    Directory domain.with a domain user account as the main login user.

    Then I added the domain administrator account to the local
    Administrators group so I would not have to type in this information
    every time UAC comes up.

    This solution works for me since I am in IT per se, but is there
    another better way to set up UAC such that I don't require the domain
    admin account, but the local hidden Administrator account or even a
    second local account with local domain admin rights?? (I do this on
    Ultimate boxes at home.)



    In short my question is how to make UAC as easy and simple as possible
    for a domain user account without using a domain admin ID/password??

    Thank you, Tom

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  2. #2


    Dave Warren Guest

    Re: How to use UAC without domain admin account??

    In message
    <90272067-06ea-4195-85cf-f3e63dd290d9@xxxxxx>
    tom12010 <tlyczko@xxxxxx> was claimed to have wrote:

    >I've set up Vista Business on a notebook used within an Active
    >Directory domain.with a domain user account as the main login user.
    >
    >Then I added the domain administrator account to the local
    >Administrators group so I would not have to type in this information
    >every time UAC comes up.
    >
    >This solution works for me since I am in IT per se, but is there
    >another better way to set up UAC such that I don't require the domain
    >admin account, but the local hidden Administrator account or even a
    >second local account with local domain admin rights?? (I do this on
    >Ultimate boxes at home.)
    >
    >In short my question is how to make UAC as easy and simple as possible
    >for a domain user account without using a domain admin ID/password??
    In short, you can't. In order for UAC to elevate without credentials
    the user needs administrative rights to begin with.

    Note that it doesn't really matter if you give out an administrative
    password or just give people local administrator rights, the either way
    users will have full administrative rights to do anything they want if
    they so desire.

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

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