TCP/IP changes without Admin rights

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Make those users members of the Network Configuration Operators group.

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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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"Jacques Latoison" <Jacques Latoison at hotmail dot com> wrote in message news El745ofFHA.460@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>I need to give several users the ability to change their TCP/IP settings
> without putting them in either of the local Administrators or Power Users
> groups. Does anyone know how to do that. I'm running a W2K3S AD domain
> with WXPP clients.
>
> Thanks beforehand
>
>

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Sorry to get back to you so late. I appreciate the response.


"Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:%23Jh0$RqfFHA.2752@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
Make those users members of the Network Configuration Operators group.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

"Jacques Latoison" <Jacques Latoison at hotmail dot com> wrote in message
news El745ofFHA.460@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>I need to give several users the ability to change their TCP/IP settings
> without putting them in either of the local Administrators or Power Users
> groups. Does anyone know how to do that. I'm running a W2K3S AD domain
> with WXPP clients.
>
> Thanks beforehand
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (More info?)

No problem, and you're welcome. Our IT department just discovered the Network Operators group after 18 months of me telling them about it :-)

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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
--------------------------------
Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

"Jacques Latoison" <Jacques Latoison at hotmail dot com> wrote in message news:%23P82C%23zhFHA.3256@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Sorry to get back to you so late. I appreciate the response.
>
>
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:%23Jh0$RqfFHA.2752@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Make those users members of the Network Configuration Operators group.
>
> --
> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
> Display\Security
> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> http://www.dougknox.com
> --------------------------------
> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
> --------------------------------
> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>
> "Jacques Latoison" <Jacques Latoison at hotmail dot com> wrote in message
> news El745ofFHA.460@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>I need to give several users the ability to change their TCP/IP settings
>> without putting them in either of the local Administrators or Power Users
>> groups. Does anyone know how to do that. I'm running a W2K3S AD domain
>> with WXPP clients.
>>
>> Thanks beforehand
>>
>>
>
>