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Best Method to Restrict Admins and Audit Active Directory

Hello Experts!

I currently run a single domain environment across multiple sites. I'm looking to hire some new technicians, but don't want to give them the "keys to the kingdom."

What is the best method to restrict admin accounts? Do I have to go through and create security groups, etc.?

Also, what are your recommendations on auditing changes made across the domain?

Thank you for your time!
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Mike Kline

Best method is to first talk to them and your team and see what tasks they will need to perform? Then you start your delegation plan from there.

Yes you can create groups and delegate permissions. You an also use some of the builtin groups (account operators for example).

Do you have any third party auditing tools or using native tools?

Thanks

Mike

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Detlef001

Hey, wouldn't log on to a user's workstation with Domain Admin credentials of any kind. You should use Group Policy restricted groups to gin up another administrative group for workstation use. Using a member of Domain Admins local to a workstation could hand the keys to your entire network to everyone in the world.

As for what you're asking for, limited control of cmd.exe, I can't off the top of my head think of a way to do that.

If you're already making your users local admins, what problem are you trying to solve or avoid?

Moreover you can go for an third party application also. Please click on the given link for the same.

Thanks.

jmichaelpalermo4

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Thank you!