Specifications

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Allow some or all domain users privileges under DCOM Configuration.
Go to the start menu and choose run. Type in “DCOMCNFG” and click OK. Go to the
Default Security tab and click the first “edit default” button (the one under the Default
Access Permissions section). Click add and choose the domain from where you want to
add users. Choose “Everyone” from the list. This will grant all domain users DCOM
access to this Windows NT system.
• As an alternative, you may choose to add only specific users that you want to
grant access to this PC.
Finally, go to the Default Properties tab and check the “Enable Distributed COM on this
computer” check box.
The above method allows users to access any COM enabled application on the PC. A
more secure method is to grant users rights only to specific applications. This is also
done through the DCOMCNFG application.
Allow some or all domain users privileges to a specific application only under
DCOM configuration.
Go to the start menu and choose run. Type in “DCOMCNFG” and click OK. Go to the
Applications tab and choose the application you want to grant access to. Click the
properties button and go to the Security tab. Choose “use custom access permissions
and click edit. ”. Click add and choose the domain from where you want to add users.
Choose “Everyone” from the list. This will grant all domain users DCOM access to this
Windows NT system.
• As an alternative, you may choose to add only specific users that you want to
grant access to this PC.
Finally, go to the Default Properties tab and check the “Enable Distributed COM on this
computer” check box.