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From:	"Dave Korn" <dave DOT korn AT artimi DOT com>
To:	<cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject:	RE: Administrator vs Administrators
Date:	Tue, 6 Sep 2005 11:18:57 +0100
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In-Reply-To:	<20050906035725.2C21483C6F@pessard.research.canon.com.au>
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----Original Message----
>From: Luke Kendall
>Sent: 06 September 2005 04:57

> Our policy is that for their PC, users have administrator rights in the
> network domain, so they can install and uninstall software.


  No.

  Your policy is that the *domain user account* for a user has *local*
administrative rights over that user's own pc.

  Your policy could not conceivably under any circumstances be to give every
user domain admin group membership!

  Now re-analyse the problem!


    cheers,
      DaveK
-- 
Can't think of a witty .sigline today....


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