Definition and List of Windows NT Advanced User Rights

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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT operating system, version 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1

The text below defines the advanced user rights that the Windows NT User Manager controls. To administer these rights, run User Manager and choose User Rights from the Policies menu. Then choose Show Advanced User Rights.

The advanced user rights are as follows:

To Act as Part of the Operating System


SE_TCB_NAME
SeTcbPrivilege

The user can act as a trusted part of the operating system. Some subsystems have this privilege granted to them.

Bypass Traverse Checking


SE_CHANGE_NOTIFY_NAME
SeChangeNotifyPrivilege

The user can traverse a directory tree even if the user has no other rights to access that directory. Denies access to users in POSIX applications.

Create a Pagefile


SE_CREATE_PAGEFILE_NAME
SeCreatePagefilePrivilege

The user can create a pagefile.

Create a Token Object


SE_CREATE_TOKEN_NAME
SeCreateTokenPrivilege

The user can create access tokens. Only the Local Security Authority can have this privilege.

Create Permanent Shared Objects


SE_CREATE_PERMANENT_NAME
SeCreatePermanentPrivilege

The user can create special permanent objects used in Windows NT, such as \\Device. For more information, please refer to the book "Inside Windows NT" (Microsoft Press).

Debug Programs


SE_DEBUG_NAME
SeDebugPrivilege

The user can debug applications.

Generate Security Audits


SE_AUDIT_NAME
SeAuditPrivilege

The user can generate audit-log entries.

Increase Quotas


SE_INCREASE_QUOTA_NAME
SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege

The user can increase object quotas. Each object has a quota assigned to it.

Increase Scheduling Priority


SE_INC_BASE_PRIORITY_NAME
SeIncreaseBasePriorityPrivilege

The user can boost the scheduling priority of a process.

Load and Unload Device Drivers


SE_LOAD_DRIVER_NAME
SeLoadDriverPrivilege

The user can load and unload device drivers.

Lock Pages in Memory


SE_LOCK_MEMORY_NAME
SeLockMemoryPrivilege

The user can lock pages in memory to prevent them from being paged out into backing store (such as PAGEFILE.SYS).

Log on as a Batch Job


SECURITY_BATCH_RID
SeBatchSid

The user can log on to the system as a batch queue facility. This is a group identifier (S-1-5-3).

Log on as a Service


SECURITY_SERVICE_RID
SeServiceSid

The user can perform security services (S-1-5-4). The user that performs replication logs on as a service.

Modify Firmware Environment Variables


SE_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_NAME
SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege

The user can modify system environment variables (not user environment variables).

Profile Single Process


SE_PROF_SINGLE_PROCESS_NAME
SeProfileSingleProcessPrivilege

The user can use Windows NT profiling capabilities to observe a process.

Profile System Performance


SE_SYSTEM_PROFILE_NAME
SeSystemProfilePrivilege

The user can use Windows NT profiling capabilities to observe the system.

Receive Unsolicited Device Input


SE_UNSOLICITED_INPUT_NAME
SeUnsolicitedInputPrivilege

The user can read unsolicited data from a terminal device.

Replace a Process Level Token


SE_ASSIGNPRIMARYTOKEN_NAME
SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege

The user can modify a process' access token.

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Version : 3.1
Platform : WINDOWS
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