"being told that it's better to have one central admin account"
I think you are being told by someone who will eventually, through some means obtain a privileged account, and knows that his/her own self has a very good chance of screwing something up or doing something unethical. In cases like those a single admin account is perfect for that person. I have dealt with people like that before. CYA List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
