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Stop a admin user changing another admin users password or deleting their account?

Discussion in 'Windows Vista' started by Mike, Oct 3, 2009.

  1. Mike

    Mike Guest

    Stop a admin user changing another admin users password or deleting
    their account?

    Anyone know if this is possible?.
     
    Mike, Oct 3, 2009
    #1
  3. Flavius

    Flavius Guest

    Mike;1151138 Wrote: <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Stop a admin user changing another admin users password or deleting
    > their account?
    >
    > Anyone know if this is possible?.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    No.Each administrator can always change account properties another
    administrator.The only way degrade other admins account to limited
    account and leave only one administrator.


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    Flavius
     
    Flavius, Oct 3, 2009
    #2
  4. Rick Rogers

    Rick Rogers Guest

    Rick Rogers, Oct 3, 2009
    #3
  5. Poutnik

    Poutnik Guest

    In article <km9ec5prdn36o79n91ro40t2lmonh0mr30@4ax.com>, me@privacy.net
    says...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    > Stop a admin user changing another admin users password or deleting
    > their account?
    >
    > Anyone know if this is possible?.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    I am afraid you cannot be admin without being admin.
    The question should be, if they should stay admins.

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    Poutnik
    The best depends on how the best is defined.
     
    Poutnik, Oct 3, 2009
    #4
  6. atharsagri

    atharsagri Guest

    Re: Stop a admin user changing another admin users password or del

    U need to demote others to have only 1 admin user who can control all of them.
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    Athar Sagri


    "Poutnik" wrote:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > In article <km9ec5prdn36o79n91ro40t2lmonh0mr30@4ax.com>, me@privacy.net
    > says...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > >
    > > Stop a admin user changing another admin users password or deleting
    > > their account?
    > >
    > > Anyone know if this is possible?.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > I am afraid you cannot be admin without being admin.
    > The question should be, if they should stay admins.
    >
    > --
    > Poutnik
    > The best depends on how the best is defined.
    > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    atharsagri, Oct 3, 2009
    #5
  7. Poutnik

    Poutnik Guest

    Re: Stop a admin user changing another admin users password or del

    In article <19C5D545-E545-437D-82D2-6E67A4538D6E@microsoft.com>,
    atharsagri@discussions.microsoft.com says...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    > U need to demote others to have only 1 admin user who can control all of them.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    One ring to rule them all
    One ring to find them
    One ring to bring them all
    And to darkness bind them
    :)

    --
    Poutnik
    The best depends on how the best is defined.
     
    Poutnik, Oct 3, 2009
    #6
  8. Mike

    Mike Guest

    On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 14:35:27 +0200, Poutnik <me@privacy.net> wrote:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >In article <km9ec5prdn36o79n91ro40t2lmonh0mr30@4ax.com>, me@privacy.net
    >says...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >>
    >> Stop a admin user changing another admin users password or deleting
    >> their account?
    >>
    >> Anyone know if this is possible?.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    >I am afraid you cannot be admin without being admin.
    >The question should be, if they should stay admins.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->


    I have switched the user to a standard user rather than admin but then
    i am just getting phone calls from them and i have had to change them
    back to a admin

    for example they cant chose what they have in their start menu
    shortcuts etc. I am a little confued by this i thought each user
    could set their own but 1 user seems to affect the other for exmaple
    if i delete games shortcuts form the start> programs files it removes
    it from all users.
     
    Mike, Oct 3, 2009
    #7
  9. Poutnik

    Poutnik Guest

    In article <dh0fc51ildfpr5vmdo5qbgfora3f6ug0ni@4ax.com>, me@privacy.net
    says...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > >I am afraid you cannot be admin without being admin.
    > >The question should be, if they should stay admins.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > I have switched the user to a standard user rather than admin but then
    > i am just getting phone calls from them and i have had to change them
    > back to a admin
    >
    > for example they cant chose what they have in their start menu
    > shortcuts etc. I am a little confued by this i thought each user
    > could set their own but 1 user seems to affect the other for exmaple
    > if i delete games shortcuts form the start> programs files it removes
    > it from all users.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    Start menu items are of 2 kinds:
    1]User's items, independent on other users setting,
    all have full rights above their items.
    2]All Users settings, shown in all start menus,
    read access for all, write access for admins only.

    All and User items can be copied, if needed,
    as far as access rights allows.

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    Poutnik
    The best depends on how the best is defined.
     
    Poutnik, Oct 3, 2009
    #8
  10. Mike

    Mike Guest

    On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 00:35:26 +0200, Poutnik <me@privacy.net> wrote:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >In article <dh0fc51ildfpr5vmdo5qbgfora3f6ug0ni@4ax.com>, me@privacy.net
    >says...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> <!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >> >I am afraid you cannot be admin without being admin.
    >> >The question should be, if they should stay admins.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >>
    >> I have switched the user to a standard user rather than admin but then
    >> i am just getting phone calls from them and i have had to change them
    >> back to a admin
    >>
    >> for example they cant chose what they have in their start menu
    >> shortcuts etc. I am a little confued by this i thought each user
    >> could set their own but 1 user seems to affect the other for exmaple
    >> if i delete games shortcuts form the start> programs files it removes
    >> it from all users.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    >Start menu items are of 2 kinds:
    >1]User's items, independent on other users setting,
    >all have full rights above their items.
    >2]All Users settings, shown in all start menus,
    >read access for all, write access for admins only.
    >
    >All and User items can be copied, if needed,
    >as far as access rights allows.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    How do you identify the two and make the relavent changes?
     
    Mike, Oct 6, 2009
    #9
  11. Poutnik

    Poutnik Guest

    In article <MPG.2531f01a7df9afb998982d@127.0.0.1>, me@privacy.net
    says...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    > In article <dh0fc51ildfpr5vmdo5qbgfora3f6ug0ni@4ax.com>, me@privacy.net
    > says...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > <!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > > >I am afraid you cannot be admin without being admin.
    > > >The question should be, if they should stay admins.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > >
    > > I have switched the user to a standard user rather than admin but then
    > > i am just getting phone calls from them and i have had to change them
    > > back to a admin
    > >
    > > for example they cant chose what they have in their start menu
    > > shortcuts etc. I am a little confued by this i thought each user
    > > could set their own but 1 user seems to affect the other for exmaple
    > > if i delete games shortcuts form the start> programs files it removes
    > > it from all users.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > Start menu items are of 2 kinds:
    > 1]User's items, independent on other users setting,
    > all have full rights above their items.
    > 2]All Users settings, shown in all start menus,
    > read access for all, write access for admins only.
    >
    > All and User items can be copied, if needed,
    > as far as access rights allows.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    Try to find all "Start Menu" and "Desktop folders.
    Items under c:\userd\yourusername are your ( or user's ) items.
    Items anywhere else are items for all users, that are automatically
    added touser items.
    In XP they were under All users folder, in Vista there is lot of
    redirection. E.g. users\all users is redirected to \ProgramData
    \Programdata\Desktop is redirected to \users\public\desktop
    \Programdata\Start menu is redirected to \Programdata\Microsoft\windows
    \start menu
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    Poutnik
    The best depends on how the best is defined.
     
    Poutnik, Oct 6, 2009
    #10

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