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Show Which Users Have Which Privileges

SUMMARY: Quickly determine, from the Windows XP command line, which users have certain rights on a particular workstation or server.
 
Useful in a server or multi-user environment, the Windows XP command 'showpriv' can show which users have a specific privilege. Privileges include the right to shutdown the computer - SeShutdownPrivilege, the right to add a computer to a domain - SeMachineAccountPrivilege, the right to take over any system securable object such as a file or registry keys - SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege, and more.

(This command requires the Windows 2003 Resource Kit - if you do not have it, read the Windows 2003 Resource Kit download/install instructions.

To get a list of system-available privileges, enter the following at the command prompt:

showpriv /?

To display who has a particular privilege, just add the privilege name after 'showpriv'. For example, to show which users on the system have privilege SeSystemTimePrivilege, the right to change the computer's clock, enter the following at the command prompt:

showpriv SeSystemTimePrivilege


 
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