Allow anonymous users to be members of the Everyone security group on a domain controller

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To allow members of the Anonymous Logon group to be members of the Everyone group on a domain controller

  1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Domain Security Policy.

  2. In the console tree, click Security Options.

    Where?

    • Security Settings/Local Policies/Security Options

  3. In the details pane, right-click Network access: Let Everyone permissions apply to anonymous users, and then click Properties.

  4. Select the Define this policy setting check box, and then click Enabled.

Note

  • By default, members of the Anonymous Logon group are not included in the Everyone group.

Information about functional differences

  • Your server might function differently based on the version and edition of the operating system that is installed, your account permissions, and your menu settings. For more information, see Viewing Help on the Web.

See Also

Concepts

Using the Active Directory Installation Wizard
Special identities