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- DOCUMENT:Q101710 04-NOV-1993 [W_NT]
- TITLE :INF: Ability to View Any User Account
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:
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- The information in this article applies to:
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- - Microsoft Windows NT operating system, version 3.1
- - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1
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- Much of what is in the user account database is necessarily viewable
- by everyone. The list of user and group accounts, for example, are
- necessary for the Windows NT permissions editor to work properly.
- There is, however, quite a bit of information that could have been
- hidden from users. Logon time restrictions, user full names, and logon
- script paths are all examples of information that could be hidden from
- users. In general, the information in these fields does not represent
- a security risk.
-
- Of the information associated with users, there was one contentious
- field that is not protected. The User Comment field information has
- been used by some previous products to store a call-back phone number
- for people dialing into a system. Previously, this information was
- protected so that only the user could see it. This is no longer the
- case.
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- Finally, not all fields of the user are visible. The password
- information cannot be read by anyone, even the user of the account.
- This is necessary to protect the security of the system.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10
- KBCategory:
- KBSubCategory: SCRTY
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