A user tries to open a client/server application, but a prompt appears for the username and password. The user is able to open and use the email client with no issues. The user's workstation is a…

The correct answer is D. UAC. The user is on a loaner laptop - not their own machine. The company policy grants admin rights only to employees on their individual workstations. On the loaner, the user likely does not have elevated privileges. When the client/server application requires administrator-level…

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A user tries to open a client/server application, but a prompt appears for the username and password. The user is able to open and use the email client with no issues. The user's workstation is a loaner laptop Everyone at the company is given administrator rights on their individual workstations. Which of the following is MOST likely preventing the user from running this program?

Options

AEFS
BNTFS
CUTP
DUAC

How the community answered

(46 responses)

A
11% (5)
B
4% (2)
C
22% (10)
D
63% (29)

Explanation

The user is on a loaner laptop - not their own machine. The company policy grants admin rights only to employees on their individual workstations. On the loaner, the user likely does not have elevated privileges. When the client/server application requires administrator-level access to run, UAC (User Account Control) intercepts the launch and prompts for credentials, which the user cannot provide since they lack admin rights on that machine. The email client (which works fine) doesn't require elevation. EFS (A) would prevent opening encrypted files, not prompt for app credentials. NTFS (B) permissions would deny access outright, not prompt for a username/password. UTP (C) is a cable type and is unrelated.

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#UAC#user account control#application permissions#Windows security

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