Kayman
Sat Aug 23 18:16:51 PDT 2008
On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 01:24:47 +0100, who? wrote:
> Confused by limited accounts.
> I set one up, but it has access to the documents of administrator accounts,
> read, write. I didn't try execute yet but I suspect it would work.
Doesn't sound right. When trying accessing documents of administrator
account a message should pop-up indicating: "C:\Documents and Settings\xxx
xxxxx is not accessible. Access is denied."
> What is the point of password protecting the Administrator account if the
> limited user can access all the files on the computer?
>
> where am I going wrong?
Take your time and read thru:
Applying the Principle of Least Privilege to User Accounts on WindowsXP
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb456992.aspx
Aaron Margosis' "Non-Admin" WebLog
http://blogs.msdn.com/aaron_margosis/
http://blogs.msdn.com/aaron_margosis/pages/TOC.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/aaron_margosis/archive/2004/06/17/158806.aspx
Contact Form:
http://blogs.msdn.com/aaron_margosis/contact.aspx
The Importance of the Limited User Account (LUA).
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2006/05/the_importance_of_the_limited.html
How the right user account can help your computer security.
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/advanced/useraccount.mspx
Good luck :-)