I can honestly think of no plausible reason that any vendor I want to do business with would require that I use that or any specific account. There is never a time when that's acceptable. Wait. I want to be clear about this. There is never a time when it is acceptable to tell me that I MUST install and run under a specific named account.
Any time I've been faced with that concept, I and my colleagues have always pushed back on the vendor to specify exactly what rights and any other pertinent details were needed. If they couldn't or otherwise wouldn't provide the details, then we emphatically recommend no sale. If that doesn't prevent the sale, we loop in the security folks to accept responsibility for the compliance and other security issues that this may introduce. If they were fine with it, then I no longer have a stake in the game for that. Instead, I no have a scape goat for anything to goes wrong ;)
There is never a time when it is acceptable to tell me that I MUST install and run under a specific named account. Never.
On 1/28/06, Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
There have been times in recent past that certain installs or
applications only work under the "500" account aka the real admin
account down here in SBSland.
In Big server land... do you also find this to be true with apps that
need to be installed on the server?
For many of you you are obviously remote admin'ing.
Do you ..when using that 500 account... accept the risk of that Admin
account/password over TS/3389?
Only over VPN? Only use that 500 account in certain
vlans/subnets/whatevers that obviously we in SBSland never carve up our
domain structures in?
For SOX purposes only have a documented use of that 500 account?
For all other times do you use admin equivalent?
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