You can remove the builtin\administrators group from SQL
Server. However, under some scenarios, this can cause
problems. Whether you get problems or not depends. The
following article has a more information section with links
to some issues that could come up:
INF: How to impede Windows NT administrators from
administering a clustered instance of SQL Server
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=263712
-Sue
>Can I disable local admin right in SQL Server?
>What is the affect if I could do that?
>
>Your response would be greatly appreaciated,
>Culam
culam - 19 Nov 2004 18:43 GMT
Thank you Sue!
> You can remove the builtin\administrators group from SQL
> Server. However, under some scenarios, this can cause
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> >Your response would be greatly appreaciated,
> >Culam
nomadnorris - 29 Mar 2006 00:39 GMT
Is it also possible to limit local admin rights to an MSDE SQL SERVER instance?
> You can remove the builtin\administrators group from SQL
> Server. However, under some scenarios, this can cause
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> >Your response would be greatly appreaciated,
> >Culam