What is the purpose of User Rights Assignment in Windows security policies?

[ProfRon]

You know how Windows decides who gets to do what on a computer? User Rights Assignment is basically that bouncer at the door. It hands out specific permissions to folks or groups. I mean, you wouldn't let just anyone shut down the server, right? So it controls stuff like logging on remotely or changing system time. Think of it as setting house rules for your network buddies. I tweak these all the time to keep things tight without locking everyone out. You ever notice how some users can't access certain tools? That's this policy whispering in the background. It stops chaos by matching rights to jobs. I once fixed a glitch where a tech couldn't backup files-turned out the assignment was off. You get it; it's all about trust levels in the OS. Without it, you'd have wild west vibes on your machines.

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