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domain admins have same access as administrators. &nbsp;You really should not pare this down.<br />
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Better is to create a new group, and selectively add the privileges that you want the group to have.<br />

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domain admins have same access as administrators.  You really should not pare this down.

Better is to create a new group, and selectively add the privileges that you want the group to have.


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Crreate a new user and give this user appropariate rights, don't change rights of default admin.
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Crreate a new user and give this user appropariate rights, don't change rights of default admin.

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How can I go about pare down the domain administrator access in Win 2k3 server so that I can delegate certain administrative function to my IT staff to manage.
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How can I go about pare down the domain administrator access in Win 2k3 server so that I can delegate certain administrative function to my IT staff to manage.

Configure Different Administrator Access Level in Win2k3 Server

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