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I'm running a small (25 workstations) Windows 2000 domain. We are slowly
replacing all of our workstations (currently running Win98). I'm having
inconsistent problems with security when I setup a new XP-Pro workstation.
When I go through the XP installation, I typically make a single user account
for the computer using the user's domain-user name. This (I believe) gives
the user Administrator-level rights of the workstation, but, whatever rights
he normally has on the network whenever he is logged onto the domain.
Most of our applications have installers located on the network, so after
the initial setup, I log onto the domain as Administrator and install the
applications. We have a mix of older (Lotus Smartsuite 9.7 for one...) and
newer applications. We use mapped drives, but I wouldn't be hesitant to
switch to UNC if that would help!
The problem is that when the user logs onto the domain, some of the
applications cannot be run because the user doesn't have the correct rights.
This is obvious from the various error messages (can't open config files,
unable to find preferences files, etc). This can sometimes be fixed by
overriding the security on the individual program directory, but not always,
of course.
I think that I must be doing something fundamentally wrong here. Should I
be installing the applications only when logged on as the user? Should I
create a separate Administrator account in XP on the workstation?
TIA!
replacing all of our workstations (currently running Win98). I'm having
inconsistent problems with security when I setup a new XP-Pro workstation.
When I go through the XP installation, I typically make a single user account
for the computer using the user's domain-user name. This (I believe) gives
the user Administrator-level rights of the workstation, but, whatever rights
he normally has on the network whenever he is logged onto the domain.
Most of our applications have installers located on the network, so after
the initial setup, I log onto the domain as Administrator and install the
applications. We have a mix of older (Lotus Smartsuite 9.7 for one...) and
newer applications. We use mapped drives, but I wouldn't be hesitant to
switch to UNC if that would help!
The problem is that when the user logs onto the domain, some of the
applications cannot be run because the user doesn't have the correct rights.
This is obvious from the various error messages (can't open config files,
unable to find preferences files, etc). This can sometimes be fixed by
overriding the security on the individual program directory, but not always,
of course.
I think that I must be doing something fundamentally wrong here. Should I
be installing the applications only when logged on as the user? Should I
create a separate Administrator account in XP on the workstation?
TIA!