Restrict access to a permitted list of snap-ins

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To restrict access to a permitted list of snap-ins

Open MMC.
On the File menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in, and then click Add.
Under Snap-in, click Group Policy Object Editor, and then click Add.
In the Select Group Policy wizard, do one of the following:
- To edit the local Group Policy Object, leave the Group Policy Object box set to Local Computer, and then click Finish.
- To specify a different Group Policy Object, click Browse, select the object, click OK, and then click Finish.
Click Finish, click Close, and then click OK.

The Group Policy Object Editor snap-in provides access to the specified Group Policy object.
In the console tree, click Microsoft Management Console.

Where?
- PolicyName Policy/User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Microsoft Management Console
In the details pane, double-click Restrict users to the explicitly permitted list of snap-ins.
On the Policy tab, do one of the following:
- To permit the user to access snap-ins that are not explicitly restricted, click Not Configured or Disabled.
- To restrict the user from accessing any snap-in that is not explicitly permitted, click Enabled.

Notes

To open MMC, click Start, click Run, type mmc, and then click OK.
This feature is not available in Windows XP Home Edition.
This feature applies only in a network where Group Policy object has been configured; a system administrator must enable Group Policy object.
If you enable this policy, only permitted snap-ins appear in the list of available snap-ins in the Add Standalone Snap-in dialog box in MMC.
For more information, click the Explain tab in the Restrict users to the explicitly permitted list of snap-ins properties dialog box, and see Help.

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