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Table 1.3 The Default Groups Located in the Users Container

Group Name Group Function

Group Policy Creator The members of this group can modify Group Policy in

Owners the domain. The Administrator account is a member of

this group by default.

IIS_WPG This group is installed when IIS 6.0 is installed and

functions as the worker process group.

RAS and IAS Servers The members of this group (Remote Access Server

[RAS] and IAS servers) are allowed to access the remote

access properties of users.

Schema Admins The members of this group have the ability to modify

the Active Directory schema. The Administrator

account is a member of the Schema Admins group

by default.

Default groups are also created on stand-alone servers. Although the primary focus of

this exam is on Windows Server 2003 in an Active Directory environment, there are still

many times when knowledge of the local default groups will be useful.Table 1.4 details the

default local groups.These groups are listed in the Groups node of the Local Users and

Groups console.

Table 1.4 The Default Local Groups

Administrators The members of this group have full control of the com

puter and perform any task on the server. The

Administrator account is a member of this group

Backup Operators The members of this group can back up and restore files

on the computer, regardless of any permissions that

protect those files.

DHCP Administrators The members of this group have administrative access

to the DHCP service.

DHCP Users The members of this group have read-only access to the

DHCP service, allowing them to view information and

properties without being able to make configuration

changes.

Guests The members of this group do not have a real profile,

using only a temporary profile. The Guest account is a

member of this group.

HelpServicesGroup The HelpServicesGroup allows the setting of user rights

that are common to support applications. Members

should not be added to this group.

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