Users need administrator privileges

[lstoflf]

Hi everybody,

My users always report that they need at least local
administrator privileges to install an application, and
of course, I don't want them to have these privileges.

Actually, I need to go on their workstations and log on
as admin, then install the app, and log off, etc..

I've heard of a registry key allowing users to install
and remove applications (and so making changes in the
registry), without giving them administrator privileges,
even locally, but I can't find it. Any idea?

Many thanks in advance,
lstoflf

 

[TheLad]

Have you tried making the uses a member of the local 'Power Users' group? This should allow them to do the changes you want them to? "It's true, its damn true!"

 

[lstoflf]

Thanks TheLad, but I really don't want to give any more
right to my users!

The problem occurs in fact with published apps with Citrix,
they can't even launch them if they're not local admins...

I've tried to ask Citrix guys but no one answered, even
on their forums... The only thing they say is to monitor
which changes are mades using FileMon & RegMon from
sysinternals.com (great software, but pretty useless in my
case), and then give rights to the files & registry hives
to the users!

Anyone has any idea of the registry key I'm talking about?

Thanks,
Lstoflf