Adding Users

[Cassandra Seow]

I am a System Administrator. How do I give rights to a user just for the purpose of creating new users without give him admin right equal?

thank you

[bob]

What network operating system - Novell 4x, 5x, NT - (all have admin)

[Cassandra Seow]

Sorry...
Netware 4.11 for Small Business
and
Windows 2000 Pro

tks

[bob]

Will check when I go back to work next week

[Dave22]

Hmmm... can't help you with the Windows 2000 thing, but as for NetWare, you really can't do it without opening a can of worms.

Try this experiment: Create a group called "CreateUsers" (or something like that). Give that group "Create" object rights at the container level.

Here's the wrinkle: You will only be able to create a user. You won't be able to use templates, assign groups, or any other modifications. You will get errors, but the user will be created.

The only way to be able to completely create a user is by giving that group "Write" property rights to the container (A BAD THING!). By giving "Write" rights, you're basically saying "Here... do almost anything you want to my container objects!".

Without trying to sound like a wise-guy, that's why there are "admins". It's *THEIR* job to create/administer user accounts. (Ok, password admin can be bumped to help desk, but I could go on forever about Sys Admin philosophy!)

Good luck.

[Cassandra Seow]

that's what I thought. Thanks for the advise.