Re: DC as a file server?

From: Andrei Ungureanu (andreix.nospam_at_msn.com)
Date: 11/01/04 

Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 22:03:09 +0200

from this point of view you are right ... your DC will be exposed to the
file server admin. Domain admin group is not a good ideea .. try using
server operators group.

Andrei Ungureanu
www.eventid.net

"branigan" <res0jhe3@verizonDOTnet> wrote in message
news:uXrCk6DwEHA.3896@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>I guess my thoughts were that if a file server was a dc you would not be
> able to delegate admin rights. I server admin would have to be a domain
> admin? That is if a FS was a DC, anyone having admin to the server would
> have to be a domain admin...
>
> L
> "Scott Harding - MS MVP" <scrockel@**NO_SPAM**hotmail.com> wrote in
> message
> news:#X#vMTDwEHA.2624@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> This is actually very common and I don't see any problems with it unless
> the
>> machine is over taxed. Typically you don't want DC's being Exchange/SQL
>> servers as these apps will eat up RAM but a simple file server sounds
>> fine
>> to me.
>>
>> --
>> Scott Harding
>> MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows NT Server
>>
>> "branigan" <res0jhe3@verizonDOTnet> wrote in message
>> news:uM%23gn8CwEHA.1512@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> > I have a client that is using a DC as a file server. I have basically
> told
>> > them that this is not recommened and they should get another server for
>> file
>> > services. However, they said this computer is the only machine at this
>> plant
>> > location and they would not want to purchase another server. Is there
>> > an
>> > article or anything doucmented on why you would not want to do this?
>> >
>> > Thx, L
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
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