To provide a user administrative rights to Windows Media Services

1. On your server start the DCOM config utility. For more information about DCOM configuration, see Windows Help and Support.
2. Locate Windows Media Services in the list, and open its properties.
3. On the Security tab, edit the access permissions.

   The Access Permissions list shows the users and user groups that can administer Windows Media Services.

4. Add the users or groups that you want to be able to administer Windows Media Services, and then close the dialog boxes.

The new settings will take effect when you restart Windows Media Services.

Notes

• By default, members of the Administrator group on the server have administrative rights and permissions to Windows Media Services. This procedure is provided to inform you how to grant administrative rights and permissions to Windows Media Services to users who are not system administrators. This is can be useful in cases where Windows Media Services is being administered remotely through another program, such as Windows Media Encoder.
• To make user administration easier, you can create a new user group by using Computer Management and add the group to the Windows Media Services access permissions list. Then you can use Computer Management to add or remove users from the group, rather than doing so with DCOM config. By creating a new group, you can add or remove users without having to restart Windows Media Services. Groups also enable you to manage user privileges for the whole server at the same time.

Related topics

• Limiting user rights
• Understanding rights