Re: How do manage your workstations?
- From: "Gary" <Gary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 13:23:27 -0800
If you are using a domain controller then you can setup group policys in the
active directory to lock down settings like changing the ip address or
display properties etc.
"Amartyr1" <Amartyr1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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It is ideal for network administrators to have all workstation setup so
that
users are logon as regular users (not power user, not administrator).
The
main problem I have when doing this is when it is time to upgrade an
application programs, or a device (such a network printer) needs to be
added.
For the most part these functions require a local administrator rights.
Therefore I have to logoff the regular user, then I logon as local
administrator so I can update programs or add-in devices. That's no big
deal
if I'm just doing a handful of workstations. However, if there are
hundreds
of workstations involved, it's really time consuming!
For now, I just make everybody a local administrator on their own
workstation. That way the users can do program updates, add devices, etc.
However this presents a serious problem when users begin to play around
and
install authorized programs and altering system settings.
I just wonder what other IT professionals are doing to mitigate this
problem. Maybe there is remote installation system that push program
updates
(or installation) to the workstation and that system logons on as domain
admin (which is local admin by default).
Are you a network administrator? What do you do? I love to hear your
story.
--
Angel Martires
Director of Information Technology
NSBN LLP
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