Re: DC as a file server?

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From: Andrei Ungureanu (andreix.nospam_at_msn.com)
Date: 11/02/04 

Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 23:15:59 +0200

ok. how can you give them the right to share folders ? (in addition to logon
localy right)

Andrei.

PS: even the "log on localy" right is too much from my point of view :)

"ptwilliams" <ptw2001@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:O5sJXyKwEHA.4004@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> You could achieve this by delegating certain control to the people you
> wish
> to administer the F&P side of things, and granting them the logon locally
> right; server operators could be giving them too many rights...
>
> --
>
> Paul Williams
>
> http://www.msresource.net
> http://forums.msresource.net
> ______________________________________
> "Andrei Ungureanu" <andreix.nospam@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:eHXKU3EwEHA.1400@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> 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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