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Log who disables a NIC

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We have a Terminal server that we need to give about 10 user (not IT users) admin access. One of them keeps disabling the network card.

Is there a way to log what user disables a NIC card in windows 2003. Was looking in event view but I am not seeing anything.

Thanks in advance.

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by computercookie

Suggest you look under

Prohibit Enabling/Disabling components of a LAN connection

If you enable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), the check boxes for enabling and disabling components are disabled. As a result, administrators cannot enable or disable the components that a connection uses.

Important: If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting will not apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers.

If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the Properties dialog box for a connection includes a check box beside the name of each component that the connection uses. Selecting the check box enables the component, and clearing the check box disables the component.

Note: When the "Prohibit access to properties of a LAN connection" setting is enabled, users are blocked from accessing the check boxes for enabling and disabling the components of a LAN connection.

Note: Nonadministrators are already prohibited from enabling or disabling components for a LAN connection, regardless of this setting.

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