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 Launch Permissions

In Dcomcnfg set permissions to launch a particular server. Add or remove users or groups, specifying permission. Follow these steps:

1. In Dcomcnfg, click the Applications tab and click the application.
2. Click Properties (or double-click the selected application).
3. On the Security property page, click Use custom launch permissions. Click Edit.
4. To remove users or groups, select them and click Remove. When finished, click OK.
5. To add a user or group, click the Add button. Enter a user name in the Add Names text box or select it from the user database Names list box and click the Add button.
6. Select access type from the Type of Access list box, (Allow Launch or Deny Launch).
7. Add all users with the same type of access by entering names or choosing them from the list until finished, then click OK to apply changes.
8. To add users with different user access, repeat steps 5 and 6.

Access Permissions

Set access permissions to grant or deny access to the methods of a particular server. Add or remove users or groups, specifying permission.

Note: When setting access permissions, ensure that SYSTEM is included in the list of users. Granting access permissions to Everyone, includes SYSTEM implicitly.

The process of setting access permissions for an application is similar to setting launch permissions. The steps are as follows:

1. In Dcomcnfg, click the Applications tab and click the application.
2. Click Properties (or double-click the selected application).
3. On the Security property page, click Use custom access permissions. Click Edit.
4. To remove users or groups, select them and click Remove. When finished, click OK.
5. To add a user or group, click the Add button. Enter a user name in the Add Names text box or select it from the user database Names list box and click the Add button.
6. Select access type from the Type of Access list box, (Allow Access or Deny Access).
7. Add all users with the same type of access by entering names or choosing them from the list until finished, then click OK to apply changes.
8. To add users with different user access, repeat steps 5 and 6.

Identity

An application's identity is the account that is used to run the application. The identity can be that of the user that is currently logged on (the interactive user), the user account of the client process that launched the server, a specified user, or a service.

Use Dcomcnfg following these steps:

1. In Dcomcnfg, click the Applications tab and click the application.
2. Click Properties (or double-click the selected application).
3. On the Identity property page, select the appropriate option button. If you choose This User:, You must type in the user name and password.
4. To continue setting machine properties, click the Apply button. The new authentication levels will be applied.
5. When complete, click OK to apply the changes and exit Dcomcnfg.exe.

Browsing the User Database

Browse the user database in Dcomcnfg to find the fully qualified user name for a particular user (e.g. to identify a user to change permissions). To browse the user database:

1. In the List Names From list box, select the domain containing the user or group you want to add.
2. To see the users that belong to the selected domain, click Show Users.
3. To see the members of a particular group, select the group and click Show Members.
4. If you cannot locate the user or group you want to add, click Search. The Find Account dialog box appears.

1.  Click a domain for searching (or click Search All).
2.  Type a user name.
3.  Click Search to execute the search.

 

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