Permissions Required to Perform RAS Administration

ID: Q153716


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0


SUMMARY

In order to perform full administration of a Windows NT Remote Access Service (RAS) server, you must be an Administrator or a member of both the Server Operators and Account Operators groups.


MORE INFORMATION

To fully administer a RAS server in a domain, you must use a user account that is a member of the Domain Administrators group, or you must use a user account that is a member of both the Server Operators and Account Operators groups.

A user in the Server Operators group is able to start and stop the RAS Server service, disconnect RAS clients, and send messages to connected RAS clients. A user who is only a member of the Server Operators group cannot grant or revoke RAS dial-in permission to a user account.

A user in the Account Operators group is able to grant and revoke RAS dial-in permission to a user account. A user who is only a member of the Account Operators group cannot start and stop the RAS Server service, disconnect RAS clients, or send messages to connected RAS clients.

A user who is a member of both the Server Operators group and Account Operators group has the same administrative abilities regarding a RAS server as a user who is a member of the Domain Administrators group.

To perform any administration of a RAS server on a Windows NT Workstation or Windows NT stand-alone server using a local machine account, the account must be a member of the local Administrators group.

Additional query words: prodnt security dun dial-up

Keywords : kbnetwork ntras NTSrvWkst
Version : 3.5 3.51 4.0
Platform : winnt
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Last Reviewed: February 24, 1999
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