Managing Microsoft Management Console Access
Microsoft has standardized the deployment of management and configuration tools to use Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-ins. By default, all users can open a blank MMC and add snap-ins to the console. Which snap-ins are loaded on a particular machine determines or limits which snap-ins can be added. Having access to each snap-in can unnecessarily expose configuration information to undesired individuals. Also, depending on the function of the snap-in, functions might be available to standard users that can impact the performance of production systems. For example, a user can add the Active Directory Users and Computer snap-in to an MMC console and can then create queries that run against the ...
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