Thanks - but I alrady know how to change the user's permissions once they're created. ;) The problem is first, finding which users which are admins, across 400+ domains, and second, making sure that when new users get created, Imail isn't defaulting to making them admins. :)
Regards, Simon > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Samuel J Stanaitis > Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 2:21 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Imail creates new users as system admins > > You've probably got it set as a default, if you go to the > domain, then the Users subfolder, on the right hand side > uncheck the Imail System Administrator... That's a start. > > Sam > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Simon Dodd > Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 3:09 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [IMail Forum] Imail creates new users as system admins > > This can't be right. > > We have an Imail box (8.05) that creates new users as system > administrators by default, whether created through the > webmail interface by a system admin, or via the > administrator. I've kind of known about this since we > inherited the box, but it didn't seem like a big deal, > because to my knowledge, I was the only person with admin > access to the mail server anyway. Simple fix: make sure that > "system admin" option is unticked. As it turns out, this > assumption was incorrect; our helpdesk staff have been using > sysadmin webmail access to add users for customers, and now - > having found one user created as a system admin by accident - > I have to wonder just how many rogue system admins there have > been created on the box!! We have well upwards of 10,000 > users on the box, and so this isn't exactly brightening my week. > > In terms of correcting this problem - is there an easy way to > search for system admins, in the registry or otherwise? > > In terms of an ounce of prevention being worth a ton of cure > - how can I stop Imail from creating new users as system admins? > > Suggestions appreciated, > > Regards, > Simon Dodd > -------------- > "In Critical and baffling situations, it is always best to > return to first principle and simple action" - Sir Winston Churchill > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
