Frequent Question: What Can a Domain Administrator Do?
Contents Domain Administrator in Windows Is a User Account That Can Edit Information in Active Directory. It Can Modify the Configuration of Active Directory...
Domain administrator in Windows is a user account that can edit information in Active Directory. It can modify the configuration of Active Directory servers and can modify any content stored in Active Directory. This includes creating new users, deleting users, and changing their permissions.
Should I disable the domain administrator account?
Disable It
The built-in Administrator is basically a setup and disaster recovery account. You should use it during setup and to join the machine to the domain. After that you should never use it again, so disable it.
Why do you need domain admin rights?
Access this computer from the network; Adjust memory quotas for a process; Back up files and directories; Bypass traverse checking; Change the system time; Create a pagefile; Debug programs; Enable computer and user accounts to be trusted for delegation; Force shutdown from a remote system; Increase scheduling priority …
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