Re: sbs 2000/3 pushing apps to clients computers

From: Doug Taylor (dtaylor_at_xtra.co.nz)
Date: 01/18/05 

Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 09:15:50 +1300

Thanks

I shall investigate the group policy route.

regards

Douglas Taylor

"Dave Stoecker" <david_stoecker@hotCOFFEEmail.com> wrote in message
news:OSr3aWW$EHA.1296@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> If the installer is in .MSI format, forget the wizard and use Group Policy
> software assignment features.
>
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> "Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" <marina@roos.nodontwantspam.nl.com> wrote in
> message news:%23nOX2wU$EHA.1300@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Doug,
>>
>> It is only needed during the initial install.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Marina
>> Microsoft SBS-MVP
>> One of the Magical M&M's
>>
>> "Doug Taylor" <dtaylor@xtra.co.nz> schreef in bericht
>> news:eaFv3qU$EHA.2608@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>> Hiya Marina
>>> Sorry about the date. yes you can set the user rights on the client
>>> machines from the server, however this still means giving the users
>>> local
>>> admin rights which I am trying to avoid.client machines
>>> "Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" <marina@roos.nodontwantspam.nl.com> wrote in
>> message
>>> news:e7ugLoT$EHA.2112@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>> > Hi Doug,
>>> >
>>> > You could start with setting the date right on your computer.
>>> > You can administer the local groups on the workstations from the
>>> > server
>>> > console.
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Regards,
>>> >
>>> > Marina
>>> > Microsoft SBS-MVP
>>> > One of the Magical M&M's
>>> >
>>> > "Doug Taylor" <dtaylor@xtra.co.nz> schreef in bericht
>>> > news:OcI9w$R$EHA.1292@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>> >> Thanks, but obviously tooooo easy. When u have apps to load onto 50
>>> > clients
>>> >> you dont want to have to log onto each one as admin or give the users
>>> >> adminrights to the local machine. There must be another way. elevated
>>> > rights
>>> >> perhaps ??????
>>> >>
>>> >> Thanks
>>> >>
>>> >> Douglas Taylor
>>> >>
>>> >> "Jim Behning" <jimbehningmvp@atl.mindspring.com> wrote in message
>>> >> news:urgou05fuk8mj1mmsdelnqd8lq6uq770cv@4ax.com...
>>> >> > You log in as an administrator or make a temp local administrator
>>> >> > account to use.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > "Doug Taylor" <dtaylor@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
>>> >> >
>>> >> >>Hiya
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>When adding computer accounts to the AD you can specify what apps
>>> >> >>can
>>> >> >>be
>>> >> >>pushed out to the clients. When the use logs onto to the client
>>> >> >>machine
>>> > a
>>> >> >>message tells them that they need local adin rights to install
>>> >> >>apps.
>> I
>>> >> >>dont
>>> >> >>want to give users local admin rights. How do I resolve this.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>Thanks
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Jim B. SBS Community Member
>>> >> > remove the mvp to send email
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
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