microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin

business employer wrote:

> i'm using the server, windows xp pro w/ a business software that includes
> a 'timecard' for the employees to clock in/out.
> thanx
>
> "Shenan Stanley" wrote:
>
>> business employer wrote:
>> > how can i prevent employees from changing their timecards by
>> > manipulating the internal computer timeclock?
>>
>> More information needed...
>>
>> Just 'how' is this timecard thing setup? One computer and they all
>> 'punch
>> in' there? or each one on their own computer? Or what?

Because you are using a pseudo-server and not a real server operating system
with a domain set up, you'll need to change permissions on all the
workstations individually. If the workstations are running XP Pro, you can
do this by setting a Group Policy to prevent users from changing system
settings such as time. Your users cannot have administrative privileges of
course.

Use the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) to do this. Questions about Group
Policy can be asked in this newsgroup:

microsoft.public.windows.group_policy

If the workstations are running XP Home, you won't have gpedit available to
you and will need to use something like Steady State or even Faronics' Deep
Freeze.

Steady State -
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/sharedaccess/default.mspx

If you have more than 7-8 workstations, a better solution is to replace the
XP Pro on the pseudo-server with a real server operating system such as
Small Business Server, create an Active Directory domain, and manage
everything centrally.

Malke
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