Re: Still trying to decide - Implementing a PM system

["Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>]

[a bit off topic to patching mind you]  Power User is considered "admin 
lite" and may not be secure enough.

825069 - A member of the Power Users group may be able to gain 
administrator rights and permissions in Windows Server 2003, Windows 
2000, or Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=825069


[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> We do.  Standardizing on a couple images has made our life much easier.  We
> make all users Power Users.  Sure some faculty complain, but it's only
> because they can't install some software.  We make some concessions here and
> there.  But when we explain why we set them up as we did, most are
> understanding.  And we make it a priority to get applications installed
> quickly so that they don't have to wait.
>
> Mark Kent (MCP, A+)
> Manager - Client Technical Services
> Faculty & Staff Desktop Administration
> Computing Services - Buffalo State College
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Fetrow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 1:42 PM
> To: Patch Management Mailing List
> Subject: Re[2]: Still trying to decide - Implementing a PM system
>
> This brings up an interesting question.
>
> Is there ANY .edu Admin on this list that has control
> over professor OS/App disk images? My guess is the answer is
> "no" so I would suggest no need to reply  unless
> the answer is "yes". I'd be willing to summarize answers
> to make the replies a single post rather than a pile.
>
> Personally I am OK with that although it makes
> my job more difficult.
>
> Edu IT tend to have a slightly different set of problems
> than the corporate IT.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> David Fetrow
> Applied Physics Lab, Univ. of Washington
>
> On Sat, 3 Apr 2004, Richard Bjerregaard wrote:
>
>
>  
>
> > JP> BTW, our situation is more complex than most. Department policy is:
> >    
> each
>  
>
> > JP> professor buys their own computers, we can recommend, but not enforce
> > JP> specific computers and almost all computers are logged on as
> > JP> administrators to permit the user to modify the computer in any way.
> >    
> So,
>  
>
> > JP> no two computers are alike either in hardware or software.
> >
> >    
> RB> But they expect you to patch them ?
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