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Date:	Tue, 22 Mar 2005 15:20:25 PST8
From:	Colin Campbell <cmcampb@adelphia.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: OT: W2K Pls help on how to allow non-administrator user to run

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Jeffrey Race wrote:
> Maybe someone can help me. I am experimenting with OO, got the
> Windows Thai-enabled version. On my 600E set up for malware-prone daughter,
> I configured her account to be unable to install programs. Great! Then I installed
> Open Office as Administrator (only way it can be done), but she cannot run it
> from her account. I cannot find instructions anywhere how to enable a
> program for the non-administrator users. Please some W2K guru
> tell me the secret. (Also where it is documented.)
>
> Thanks for all help.
>
> Jeffrey Race
>
> (PS OO looks very good and I am looking forward to setting up on eCS when
> I get my new HDD up.)

Jeffrey,
You don't say whether you are using Win2K Pro or Home Edition. (I'm
going to act as if you are using Win2K Pro.)

I have Win2K Pro, and I bought the SAMS book Windows 2000 Professional
Unleashed. I read the chapter about Security, and it appears that one
can control a lot, but perhaps not everything that you need, using the
built-in Groups.

There are six built-in groups:
Administrators
Backup Operators
Guests
Power Users
Replicators
Users

The Users group is supposed to be able to run certified programs, but
"not all legacy applications". Users (also called Restricted Users) are
kept from installing programs or making "potentially damaging changes to
the system files and settings". Power Users (also called Standard
Users) "can modify the computer and install programs, but cannot read
files that belong to other users".

Now, maybe OpenOffice is a Windows app that doesn't fully comply with
the rules for Win2K and later programs, and is therefore considered a
legacy application, despite being relatively recent.

Your need seems to be between these levels, so you might have to create
another group like "Those Darned Kids". There are tools for showing
existing and creating new profiles. I think you could make one that
removes one or two Power User permissions and get what you need.
However, I'm saying this more from what I've read than from what I've
looked at and tried. It seems as if no one much wants to use my home PC
except moi.

Happy hunting,
Colin

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