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Table 1.4 The Default Local Groups

Group Name Group Function

Network Configuration The members of this group can make changes

Operators to TCP/IP settings and renew and release DHCP leases on

the computer.

Performance Monitor The members of this group can monitor performance

Users counters on the computer, both locally and remotely.

Performance Log Users The members of this group can manage performance

counters, logs, and alerts on a computer, both locally

and remotely.

Power Users The members of this group can create new user

accounts and modify and delete the accounts they have

created. Additionally, they can create local groups and

then add or remove users from the local groups they

have created. Members of the Power Users group can

create and administer shared resources; however, they

cannot take ownership of files, back up or restore files,

or load or unload device drivers.

Print Operators The members of this group can manage printers and

print queues on the local computer.

Remote Desktop Users The members of this group can remotely logon to the

computer using RDP.

Replicator The Replicator group supports replication functions.

User accounts of actual users should not be added to

this group.

Terminal Server Users The members of this group are those users who are cur

rently logged onto the system using Terminal Services.

Users The members of this group are provided the ability to

perform most common tasks such as executing applica

tions, using network and local printers, and accessing

network shares. The Domain Users group and

Authenticated Users group are members of the Users

group. User accounts automatically become members of

the Users group upon creation.

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

to WINS service, allowing them to view information and

properties without being able to make configuration

changes.

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