Questions tagged [uac]
UAC stands for User Account Control and is a security system present and enabled by default in Microsoft Windows (since Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008) running most tasks as non-administrator and requiring the user to confirm the actions that require administrator privileges.
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Domain Admins group denied access to d: drive
I have a brand new Active Directory (CORP-AD) installation running on Windows 2008R2. I have a domain controller (PDC01) and a member server (ME01).
The member server has a C: and a D: drive.
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Windows folder permissions, Administrators and UAC, what's the "right" way to deal with this?
I have a folder with permissions:
Administrators (group): Full.
J. Bloggs: Full.
I'm logged in as a member of the Administrators group.
I can't open the folder in Explorer because "you do not have ...
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Windows Server 2008, "The requested operation requires elevation"
Sorry for the newbe question, but I'm a developer who hasn't touch a Windows Server in years. A recent project has required me to setup and configure a development VM running Windows Server 2008, IIS ...
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UAC-account-users can't see their mounted network-drives
I wrote a few login batches in the Group Policy Management which mount specified devices to specified usergroups. The batches work as they should as long UAC is disabled.
My problem is that the UAC-...
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In what ways can access token update be triggered for administrator accounts on workstations?
This scenario emerged when changing the domain group membership that bestows membership in BUILTIN\Administrators. In particular, the group membership for the administrator did not update on the ...
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How do I run an elevated explorer on W8R2 with default UAC?
On Windows Server 2008 R2 with the User Account Control Settings at the third highest level when you start explorer as administrator it doesn't appear to actually grant administrative rights to the ...
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Why is using ntrights.exe in Windows Server 2008 R2 giving error openpolicy -1073741790
I am local admin on a windows server 2003 R2 machine in our domain. This machine was built about 3 years back and I am not sure what privilges I might have. If I use ntrights.exe (from resource kit ...
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How important is UAC for developers?
Our small team of developers primarily uses Windows Vista. There has been some debate about the importance of Vista UAC (User Account Control).
How important is UAC for experienced users, ...
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Is disabling UAC on a Windows 2008 server a bad idea?
We've just upgraded to Windows 2008 server, and I'm already getting really sick of approving dozens of UAC messages. I normally disable UAC on my personal Vista machines, but I'm reluctant to do this ...
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Why can't I drag/drop a file for editing in notepad in Windows Server 2008?
When notepad is run, I can drag/drop a file to open it, but then it can't save the file.
When I run notepad elevated to save the file, I can no longer drag/drop to open the file.
I understand its a ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2 mapped shares do not show up in command line
When I map a shared folder to a drive in Explorer in Windows Server 2008 R2 the new drive letter (say Z:) does not work in cmd.exe (started as administrator).
What am I doing wrong?
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