Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 Inside Out

Delegating Administration of Domains and OUs

When you create domains and OUs, you'll often want to be able to delegate control over them to specific individuals. This is useful if you want to give someone limited administrative privileges for a domain or OU. Before you delegate administration, you should carefully plan the permissions to grant. Ideally, you want to delegate the permissions that will allow a user to perform necessary tasks, while preventing your delegate from performing tasks he or she should not. Often, figuring out the tasks that a user with limited administrative permissions should be able to perform requires talking to the department or office manager or the individual.

Understanding Delegation of Administration

You delegate ...