Dustin Poole
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Remove the ability to reboot servers from helpdesk user's.
What is your recommendations or the best way to remove the ability to reboot servers from helpdesk technicians, analysts etc?
Even if it is on a per server basis I would like to know your thoughts.
Even if it is on a per server basis I would like to know your thoughts.
I would deploy a GPO to remove and prevent access to the shutdown, restart, sleep, and hibernate commands
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On a user basis or a computer basis?
And how do I allow power user's to reboot with such in place?
And how do I allow power user's to reboot with such in place?
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You would do it through the per computer configuration, however when you add the GPO you would apply the security settings to a group so you could apply the permissions to a particular set of users, leaving your power users the capability to reboot ect as required
To allow power users to reboot their workstations, make sure your Computers and Servers are in different OUs and link the GPO I mentioned to the Servers OU.
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Jmac you're enabling the hightlighted option and applying to the helpdesk technicians OU?
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Yes you would enable that option.
Adam, your right but you can also remove the run command in that group as well. Or you can edit the security properties of the shutdown.exe and deny it for any user you want.
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Hey Adam, just so you know... I agree with you and had I saw your post before I posted, I wouldn't have posted my solution but geeze you don't have to be so snarky dude.
A helpdesk user doesn't need for a lot of tasks to logon to the server, they can do all of the management through RSAT tools.
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I was able to utilize Adam Brown's solution to resolve my problem.