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RE: Administrator Accounts


From: "Todd Towles" <toddtowles () brookshires com>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 14:22:34 -0600

 
Larry wrote:
I guess you're making reference to a specific company, but in 
general it isn't necessary to make them local administrators, is it? 

In general, the user never rarely needs local admin access, but the
software he/she runs commonly does....including microsoft applications.
Therefore, adding these users to the local admin group is done more
commonly than most will state.

-Todd

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