You mean a custom MMC? Tried that way back in the NT 4 days, and didn't like it.
Might want to try it again some time, though. Kurt On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 12:57, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Why don't you use a custom consolidated console? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 2:56 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Log on to DC directly > > On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 11:19, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: >> Barring being an SBS domain, is there really any reason someone needs >> to log in to a DC directly unless installing an app? >> >> David Lum >> Systems Engineer // NWEATM >> Office 503.548.5229 // Cell (voice/text) 503.267.9764 > > Some network diagnostics will only work from there, for sure (ping, etc.). > > But for daily operations, not so much. > > Below is a set of command lines that I use from an elevated prompt to start > the RSAT and other tools on my Win7 workstation. I log in as a standard user, > open cmd.exe as administrator, then copy/paste these into the command prompt, > each of which uses my Domain Admin account to do what I need to do. > > The nice thing is that opening these apps in this fashion doesn't put a > profile for my DA account on the local machine, and we all know that you > shouldn't log into a workstation with your DA account. > > I keep a notepad with the commands open at all times. > > Kurt > > > > runas /netonly /user:[email protected] "C:\windows\system32\mmc.exe > C:\windows\system32\dsa.msc" > runas /netonly /user:[email protected] "C:\windows\system32\mmc.exe > C:\windows\system32\dssite.msc" > runas /netonly /user:[email protected] "C:\windows\system32\mmc.exe > C:\windows\system32\domain.msc" > runas /netonly /user:[email protected] "C:\windows\system32\mmc.exe > C:\windows\system32\gpmc.msc" > runas /netonly /user:[email protected] "C:\windows\system32\mmc.exe > C:\windows\system32\dhcpmgmt.msc" > runas /netonly /user:[email protected] "C:\windows\system32\mmc.exe > C:\windows\system32\dnsmgmt.msc /s" > runas /netonly /user:[email protected] "C:\windows\system32\mmc.exe > C:\windows\system32\eventvwr.msc /s runas /netonly > /user:[email protected] "C:\windows\system32\mmc.exe \"C:\Program > Files\Update Services\administrationsnapin\wsus.msc"\" > runas /netonly /user:[email protected] "C:\windows\system32\mmc.exe > C:\windows\system32\tsadmin.msc" > runas /netonly /user:[email protected] "C:\windows\system32\mmc.exe > C:\windows\system32\compmgmt.msc" > runas /netonly /user:[email protected] "C:\windows\system32\cmd.exe" > runas /netonly /user:[email protected] > "C:\windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" > runas /netonly /user:[email protected] "C:\windows\system32\explorer.exe" > runas /netonly /user:[email protected] "C:\windows\system32\msra.exe > /offerra" > runas /netonly /user:[email protected] > "C:\windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" > runas /netonly /user:[email protected] > "C:\windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\PowerShell_ISE.exe" > runas /netonly /user:[email protected] "C:\utils\procexp.exe" > runas /netonly /user:[email protected] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Sunbelt > Software\Enterprise\EnterpriseConsole.exe" > runas /netonly /user:[email protected] "C:\Program Files > (x86)\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\ExPDA\ExPDA.exe" > runas /netonly /user:[email protected] "C:\windows\system32\mmc.exe > C:\windows\system32\adsiedit.msc" > runas /netonly /user:[email protected] "C:\windows\system32\mmc.exe > C:\windows\system32\pkiview.msc" > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
