We have most of our domain users as part of the Domain Power Users group so that people can install programs, etc without having to be a full admin.
Scott On Feb 22, 2010, at 10:16 PM, maccrawj wrote: > "usernames" mean nothing, it's the SID's they translate to that count. Funny > sidenote: I read that renaming the administrator account is less than > effective since the SID does not change anyway. > > Just shooting from the hip but I bet if you stick to BUILT-IN user groups the > problems go away as the SID would not change from system to system. > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/243330 > > Oh, and LOL on the NT throwback "power user". Did not know anyone still used > that hack of a solution. > > > On 2/22/2010 2:51 PM, DSinc wrote: >> I still do not understand ACLs. >> I still do not completely understand Domains. >> All things "Group Policy" cause my eyes to glaze over! >> >> I only know (ATM) that MS lets me install/build an OS and gives me a >> "default" user. He/She/It is "administrator." >> And, I get to give Him/Her/It a password even (or not!) >> >> Beyond the above, I can add other entities and give these entities >> passwords also. I can even promote these entities greater or lesser >> abilities within the OS my "administrator" completed an install of. >> >> I sure hope I am close in my simple view(?) >> >> I only have 2 [IDs, UserNames, Accounts, UNames, Logins, Desktops, etc.] >> on all of my machines: >> administrator >> "ME" (my name) {a power user} >> >> This thread I will watch.............. :) >> Best, >> Duncan >> >> >> On 02/22/2010 16:45, Scott Sipe wrote: >>> I guess the systems are not part of a Windows Domain? If they are >>> NTFS and using ACLs then the ACLs don't transfer properly between >>> multiple single user computers I guess? (so that user Joe on one >>> computer is not recognized as user Joe on a different computeR) >>> >>> MAybe the easiest thing to do is just change the permissions for the >>> entire disk so that Everyone (the Everyone user entity) has full >>> permissions? >>> >>> Don't know if this is at all helpful, never having shared a USB disk >>> between multiple Win7 computers. >>> >>> Scott >>> >>> On Feb 20, 2010, at 9:23 AM, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: >>> >>>> I now have all my work systems using Windows 7. Yet, when I move >>>> my USB HD between them, I keep getting ownership issues when I open >>>> my files. This pisses me off because I forget that the file opened >>>> read-only (actually, I usually don't notice it) and when I go to >>>> save it, I have to change the filename. I can fix it by using >>>> properties on a given file so I can write over it next time, but >>>> dammit...I need this to go away forever. >>>> >>>> How does one fix this once and for all? And am I the only one >>>> dealing with this? Why hasn't MS fixed this in an update? >>> >>> >>
