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Best practices involving admin rights for user on user system

We are currently in the middle of figuring out the approach we are going to take in regard to a user having admin rights on their system. Typcially we set up a new user as an administrator on their system when they are logged into the domain. They don't have a local admin account on the system,...

View Answer   |  Sep 26 2006  4:23 PM GMT
Tech support, Disaster Recovery, Hardware
asked by kevins74

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Permission Issues

I am facing the problem in a Windows 2000 server(which is not the domain contriller) it is a member server of a domain and file server. I am facing a problem while i want to add/change the user's permission for a particular file or folder. When I do the following: 1.Right Click on the folder....

View Answer   |  Sep 21 2006  7:29 AM GMT
Security, Platform Security, vulnerability management
asked by naseri

  0 pts.

SECURE FTP SITE ON Windows 2003

We have a Windows 2003 IIS server setup behind our firewarll which is a PIX firewall. What is the best method to establish a secure FTP site on this IIS server? I have reviewed this topic on the internet and actually talked with somebody from IPSWITCH and the best method available is to purchase...

View Answer   |  Sep 1 2006  8:22 AM GMT
Disaster Recovery, Hardware, Networking
asked by mconfer

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how to replace motherboards without loosing installed XP or 2000.

Somebody out there must have figured out a reliable method of replacing a dead motherboard without loosing installed XP or 2000. Preferably a way that doesn't include matching the old motherboard (or its chipset). I am tired of seeing the "blue screen of death" or the "NT loader not found" message....

View Answer   |  Aug 22 2006  10:45 PM GMT
Tech support, Hardware, Microsoft Windows
asked by Breesdad

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mandatory profile in Windows server 2003

I have a working roaming profile. How do I make it a mandadory profile that users can never change?

View Answer   |  Aug 18 2006  5:18 PM GMT
Security, Servers, Microsoft Windows
asked by BACSGuy

  0 pts.

terminal server and gpo

i have a server 2003 that configure as a terminal server, and i want implement a strict acess to this server from client (xp pro) to that server, i create ou that called "for terminal users" and create for that ou a gpo, now,, i want to know how should i change the gpo to achive the next goals: 1....

View Answer   |  Aug 5 2006  5:01 PM GMT
Disaster Recovery, Network security, Firewalls
asked by drorbeny

  0 pts.

Installation and updates

Howdy folks, Tryin to keep things going around here....need some advice. I have Win2003 servers and Active Directory.....single domain....approx. 100 client computers.....one location. Am upgrading all computers from Office XP to Office 2003. My project: Install Office 2003 and all updates...

View Answer   |  Aug 2 2006  9:36 PM GMT
Tech support, Help Desk, Disaster Recovery
asked by TheVyrys

  0 pts.

Network Connection Freezes

For some reason, at random, among 20 PCs on my network, in the morning or during the day, the network connection stops responding for both intranet and internet communications. The only solution thus far is to remove the NIC from the Device Manager, reboot the PC, and let Windows XP Pro find the...

View Answer   |  Jul 28 2006  11:31 AM GMT
Tech support, Disaster Recovery, Hardware
asked by DboiSOBE

  0 pts.

Passwords

Hi all, What do you recommend for initial password issue, that is, provided a new user with a password for the first time without compromising it. I find the entire help desk giving password initially or sysadmins doing that is not save enough even though the user will be prompted to change it at...

View Answer   |  Jul 4 2006  8:11 AM GMT
Disaster Recovery, Network security, Firewalls
asked by bangim

  0 pts.

Port 1894

Hi, Our port scanner has detected '1894' as an open port. We know 1894 is an 'O2Server' port. Could you please throw some light on the port '1894'? Thanks kbs

View Answer   |  Jun 27 2006  8:02 AM GMT
Disaster Recovery, Network security, Firewalls
asked by hellokbs

  0 pts.

Laptop Security...

Hi, I am the head of my department and by the nature of the job I hold some confidential information on my laptop. How do I ensure that 1. Nobody can access any files on my laptop from the LAN or the internet (not even sys admins) 2. If somebody tries to access, can I find out /trace who it is or...

View Answer   |  Jun 24 2006  9:31 AM GMT
Disaster Recovery, Network security, Firewalls
asked by blackmagic

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Local LAN Vulnerabilities and Open Ports NAT

QUESTION: How someone would go about exploiting a vulnerability within a LAN sitting behind a router running NAT/NAPT...where would you start? Hacking the open port? Routing Tables? Accessing remote administration on the modem? (disable NAT)?? bah... MY SYSTEM/SETUP: I have 1 XP SP2 Machine...

View Answer   |  May 24 2006  7:43 PM GMT
Tech support, Networking, Network security
asked by ladrick

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Network Resource Allocation cum Planning cum Technical Problem

This is the real commercial problem face by my company. Well, the reason I ask this problem is I salute and respect all of you as I believe all of you are as good as network solution company out there, or even better!! Lets me rephrase the entire problem again. Company expand so fast that the...

View Answer   |  May 15 2006  10:17 AM GMT
Tech support, Disaster Recovery, Hardware
asked by hunkgym

  5 pts.

Design NEW network cum NEW IT infrastructure-2

Company expand so fast that the IT infrastructure is not fast enough to cater high volume of traffic; the initial design is not scalable. The number of new branch offices setup caused the company pay a high price in the leased line communication. Salesman and management staffs dial into company...

View Answer   |  May 14 2006  8:21 AM GMT
Tech support, Disaster Recovery, Hardware
asked by hunkgym

  5 pts.

Design NEW network cum NEW IT infrastructure

Company expand so fast that the IT infrastructure is not fast enough to cater high volume of traffic; the initial design is not scalable. The number of new branch offices setup caused the company pay a high price in the leased line communication. Salesman and management staffs dial into company...

View Answer   |  May 14 2006  7:54 AM GMT
Disaster Recovery, Networking, Network security
asked by hunkgym

  5 pts.

Group policy change - cannot get back into Group policy MMC

Recently implemented change to group policy recommended by software vendor by the below instructions: 1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Domain Controller Security Policy. 2. Click Security Settings. 3. Click Local Policies, and then click User Rights...

View Answer   |  May 5 2006  8:17 AM GMT
Tech support, Security, Servers
asked by FlyNavy

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route mail with fax service in sbs 2003

i have a sbs 2003 on my network and i configure him to get all the fax of my company, the only problem is that when i configure him to route all the incoming fax to some mail it does not seem to work, i check the event log and i get error 32083 and with this massage: Unable to route fax...

View Answer   |  Apr 26 2006  3:30 PM GMT
Disaster Recovery, Networking, Ethernet
asked by drorbenyosef

  5 pts.

Looking for application vulnerability scanner

My group is considering implementing an application vulnerability scanner to look for security holes in our Web sites. Can you recommend some products? Thanks

View Answer   |  Apr 20 2006  2:59 PM GMT
Software testing, Automated, Application security
asked by Coder627

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Laptop Security (Remotely)

Hi, I am an Information Security Consultant. We want to monitor all activities done by Laptop Users when they are working offline. Can somebody suggest a tool which can push all logs on server while a user is working offline. We have banned USB sticks in our office and also all email activity is...

View Answer   |  Apr 12 2006  7:20 AM GMT
Disaster Recovery, Hardware, Network security
asked by Tarang

  0 pts.

SuSE Enterprise 8.2 YOU (YaST Online Update) error/issue

I'm a linux newbie (despite having been involved in IT for a dozen years or so - no holy warriors please), and have encountered a perplexing issue when attempting to run YOU on a freshly installed dual boot WinXP/SuSE 8.2 Pro installation. I posed this question at a different forum (non-Tech...

View Answer   |  Mar 22 2006  12:39 AM GMT
Networking, Storage, Linux
asked by poppaman2

  0 pts.

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