Microsoft KB Archive/325349

= HOW TO: Grant Users Rights to Manage Services in Windows Server 2003 =

Article ID: 325349

Article Last Modified on 12/3/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Datacenter Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q325349



For a Microsoft Windows 2000 version of this article, see 288129.

IN THIS TASK
SUMMARY
 * Method 1: Use Group Policy
 * Method 2: Use Security Templates



SUMMARY
This article describes how to grant users the authority to manage system services in Windows Server 2003.

By default, only members of the Administrators group can start, stop, pause, resume or restart a service. This article describes methods that you can use to grant the appropriate rights to users to manage services.

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Method 1: Use Group Policy
You can use Group Policy to change permissions on system services. For additional information about how to do this, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

324802 HOW TO: Configure Group Policies to Set Security for System Services in Windows Server 2003

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Method 2: Use Security Templates
To use security templates to change permissions on system services, create a security template. To do this, follow these steps:  Click Start, click Run, type mmc in the Open box, and then click OK. On the File menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in. Click Add, click Security Configuration and Analysis, click Add, click Close, and then click OK. In the console tree, right-click Security Configuration and Analysis, and then click Open Database. Specify a name and location for the database, and then click Open. In the Import Template dialog box that appears, click the security template that you want to import, and then click Open. In the console tree, right-click Security Configuration and Analysis, and then click Analyze Computer Now.</li> In the Perform Analysis dialog box that appears, accept the default path for the log file that is displayed in the Error log file path box or specify the location that you want, and then click OK.</li> After the analysis is complete, configure the service permissions as follows: <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> In the console tree, click System Services.</li> In the right pane, double-click the service whose permissions you want to change.</li> Click to select the Define this policy in the database check box, and then click Edit Security.</li> To configure permissions for a new user or group, click Add. In the Select Users, Computers, or Groups dialog box, type the name of the user or group that you want to set permissions for, and then click OK.</li> In the Permissions for  list, configure the permissions that you want for the user or group. Note that when you add a new user or group, the Allow check box next to the Start, stop and pause permission is selected by default. This setting permits the user or group to start, stop, and pause the service.</li> Click OK two times.</li></ol> </li> To apply the new security settings to the local computer, right-click Security Configuration and Analysis, and then click Configure Computer Now.</li></ol>

NOTE: You can use also the Secedit command-line tool to configure and analyze system security. For more information about Secedit, click Start, and then click Run. Type cmd in the Open box, and then click OK. At the command prompt, type secedit /? , and then press ENTER. Note that when you use this method to apply settings, all the settings in the template are reapplied, and this may override other previously configured file, registry, or service permissions.

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