admin account locked out by limited account

[Keith]

I thought the purpose of a limited account was to stop users screwing up the
system, yet I have just locked out an admin account by denying access to
"Documents and Settings" - all done from the limited account.

Is this supposed to be the way XP works?

Keith

 

[Keith]

can't do it now - must have been doing something different than what I
thought.

 

[Steven L Umbach]

Maybe you were logged on as an administrator and did not realize it. Regular
users by default can not change permissions on any folder/file other than
ones that they created, ones that were created for them and given full
control, or their profile folders and certainly not do anything to lockout
an administrator from any other folders. --- Steve

 

[Keith]

I think what I did was whilst logged on to the limited account, change the
permission on the folder that is assigned to the limited account to deny
administrator access.

I'm surprised that a user on a limited account can lock out an
administrator - even if it is from their own folders.

 

[Steven L Umbach]

Yes a limited user could block access to administrators to their user
profile folders but administrators always have a trump card in that they can
take ownership of any folder and grant themselves permission. --- Steve

 

[Keith]

I'm new to XP, so I'll have to look into how all this is done

cheers