RE: Off Topic: Why can any user add a computer into Win2K Domain

[Precht, David]

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win95, 98 can do it at the machine level unlike nt and 2k which ask for a user name and p/w -----Original Message----- From: Missy Koslosky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 12:29 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: Off Topic: Why can any user add a computer into Win2K Domain Which OS?  WTF?  ----- Original Message ----- From: Precht, David To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 11:52 AM Subject: RE: Off Topic: Why can any user add a computer into Win2K Domain which OS ? What groups do the users belong to? -----Original Message----- From: Michael Morisoli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 11:18 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Off Topic: Why can any user add a computer into Win2K Domain I know this is off topic, but since AD and Exchange are so intertwined I thought I would ask this anyway.   For some reason, I have had three separate occasions where normal non-admin users have been able to add the computers into my AD Domain.   I checked the Group Policy Object under; Computer Settings             Windows Settings                         Security Settings                                     Local Policy                                                 User Rights Assignment                                                             Add workstation to domain It shows that only domain admins can add computers to the domain.  If this is correct, how is it that non-admins have been able to add computers to the domain.   Thank you for any help.   Mike   List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm