BW configuration editing prevention via registry key

Not supported with Vista

In some environments, BW configuration files are stored on a shared drive and managed centrally by a system administrator. In this type of configuration, each individual user must not be able to create, delete, or modify BW configuration files. Therefore, an optional feature is added that allows only system administrators to perform these activities.

To disable local configuration editing, the system administrator can take the following steps:

  1. Log on to the domain controller of the Windows network as a user with admin rights.
  2. Copy the C:\Program Files\Baan\Lib\bw.adm file or the C:\Program Files\Baan\Lib\bw.adm file from a BW client to the %SystemRoot%\INF directory on the domain controller.
  3. Start the System Policy Editor.
  4. On the Options menu, click Policy Template.
  5. Click Add, and select %SystemRoot%\INF\bw.adm.
  6. Click Open. The %SystemRoot%\INF\bw.adm is added in the Policy Template dialog box.
  7. Select this entry and click OK.
  8. In the System Policy Editor dialog box, on the File menu, click Open Policy. Alternatively, to add a policy, click New Policy.
  9. Select the user, or groups of users, for whom you want to disable local configuration editing. On the Edit menu, click Properties.

  10. Disable local configuration editing as shown in the following figure. Click OK:

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