frequently-traveling users and their company-issued laptops

Gurus,

For you IT manager types working at large companies, what is your policy
regarding frequently-traveling users who have company-issued laptops - what
level of rights do you give them to their laptops? Do you make them local
administrators or what? If you do not make them local administrators - do
you make them call in a ticket everytime they want to install some software?

--
Spin

Where I usually work -- they get their laptops pre-installed with all needed
(and company approved) software... This way there is no need for
administrative permissions.

--
Mike
Microsoft MVP - Windows Security

"Spin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Gurus,
>
> For you IT manager types working at large companies, what is your policy
> regarding frequently-traveling users who have company-issued laptops -
> what
> level of rights do you give them to their laptops? Do you make them local
> administrators or what? If you do not make them local administrators - do
> you make them call in a ticket everytime they want to install some
> software?
>
> --
> Spin
>
>
>

Make them local-only admins. This way they can change network card/wireless
settings as necessary when they travel. Also, often these folks will have
gadgets such as Palm Pilots or Blackberrys that need to be synced, etc.
Often these (stupid) programs require admin access to operate properly.

-Frank

"Spin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Gurus,
>
> For you IT manager types working at large companies, what is your policy
> regarding frequently-traveling users who have company-issued laptops -
> what
> level of rights do you give them to their laptops? Do you make them local
> administrators or what? If you do not make them local administrators - do
> you make them call in a ticket everytime they want to install some
> software?
>
> --
> Spin
>
>
>