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When building a custom console, assign the console one of
two general access options: author mode or user mode.
There are, in turn, three levels of user mode, so that there are
four options for default access to a console:
- Author mode
- User mode - full access
- User mode - limited access, multiple window
- User mode - limited access, single window
Author mode access is not necessary for users who do not create or
change MMC consoles. A system administrator can configure user
profile settings to prevent users from opening MMC in author mode.
Configure these options in the Options dialog box in MMC.
Assign
author mode to a console to grant full access to all MMC
functionality, including the ability to add or remove snap-ins,
create new windows, create taskpad views and tasks, add items to the
Favorites list, and view all portions of the console tree.
By assigning one of the user mode options, authoring functions are
restricted. For example, the User mode - full access option
allows access to the console tree and all management commands, and
restricts access to adding or removing snap-ins or changing the
console properties.
Changes made in author mode are saved differently from those
made in user mode. When closing the console in author mode,
there is a prompt to save changes. When closing a console in user
mode, changes will be not be saved.
For more information about MMC, consult the following resources:
- The Microsoft Management Console integrated Help (click Help
Topics from the Help menu)
- The Microsoft Management Console Web site:
(http://www.microsoft.com/) contains information for snap-in authors
and developers
- The Windows 2000 Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/) provides a
tutorial for creating and customizing MMC consoles
- Download the latest version of MMC (http://www.microsoft.com/)
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