Default AD DS Permissions for a Computer Object
Applies To: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2
The default permissions for an Active Directory computer object in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 are:
Account operators
- Full control
Domain administrators
- Full control
System
- Full control
Authenticated users
Read, Read Account Restrictions, Read DNS Host Name Attributes, Read Personal Information, Read Public Information
Special: List contents, Read All Properties, Read Permissions
Creator owner
Read, Allowed to authenticate, Change Password, Receive As, Reset Password, Send As, Validated write to DNS host name, Validated write to service principal name, Read Account Restrictions, Write Account Restrictions, Read DNS Host Name Attributes, Read Personal Information, Read Public Information
Special: List contents, Read All properties, Delete, Delete Subtree, Read Permissions, All Extended rights, Allowed to authenticate, change password, receive as, reset password, Send As
Write Account Restrictions
Validated Write to DNS host name
Validated Write to service principal name
Write computer name (pre-Windows 2000)
Write description
Everyone
- Change password
Print operator
- Create/Delete printer objects
Self
Create All Child Objects
Delete All Child Objects
Various other applicationVersion and property objects
Validated write to service principal name
Read/write personal information
Validated write to DNS host name
Windows Authorization Access Group
- Read property (tokenGroupsGlobalAndUniversal)
Cert Publishers
Read userCertificate
Write userCertificate