Re: User account that may generate computer accounts

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If memory serves it's Authenticated Users not Everybody.

Regards,
/Jimmy
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Jimmy Andersson, Q Advice AB
Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
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"Lofote" <byespammers@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uRDAgRGWFHA.2928@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Thanks a lot, that was the thing I searched.
>
> but...
>
> uh...
>
> *everybody*, who has a domain user account (even guests?) is allowed to
> join
> his or her computer to my domain - up to 10? That is something I
> definitely
> not want. Is there anyway to only let people that own the "Add
> workstations
> to domain" right add a computer to the domain?
>
>
>
> "Jimmy Andersson [MVP]" <jimmy_NO_SPAM_@xxxxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:Ou$VwY6VFHA.2256@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> By default all users have the right to add 10 computer accounts. If you
>> just want to delegate this right to a user you'll find details here:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/ServerHelp/7207aa3e-d95d-4176-a1ca-bc629f1ca698.mspx
>>
>> Regards,
>> /Jimmy
>> --
>> Jimmy Andersson, Q Advice AB
>> Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
>> ---------- www.qadvice.com ----------
>>
>>
>> "news.microsoft.com" <byespammers@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:eLOMYQ6VFHA.3488@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Hello everybody,
>>>
>>> I want to create a user in my AD (Win2003), that is able to create
>>> computer accounts in the domain but may not create or edit user
>>> accounts.
>>> How can I accomplish this? Can I somehow set the rights on the
>>> "Computers" folder using the AD Users&Computers tool to set this right?
>>>
>>> The reason I want to do this is for unattended installation scripts
>>> (winnt.sif), that contain a domain admin password on a diskette. Now if
>>> some user gets this disk accidently s/he should at least not be able to
>>> modify user accounts and for example give him/herself admin rights.
>>>
>>>
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