Add the Authorization Manager Snap-In to MMC
Applies To: Windows Server 2008
Important
Authorization Manager is available for use in the following versions of Windows: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. It is deprecated as of Windows Server 2012 R2 and may be removed in subsequent versions.
The Authorization Manager console is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in. You can run the Authorization Manager console as a stand-alone console, or add it to any MMC console.
Administrators is the minimum group membership required to complete this procedure. Review the details in "Additional considerations" in this topic.
Add the Authorization Manager Snap-in to MMC
Click Start, then click All Programs, then click Accessories, then click Run.
In the Open text box, type mmc and press Enter.
If a User Account Control prompt appears, verify the information presented, and then provide the requested permission or credentials.
On the File menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in.
In the Available snap-ins list box, click Authorization Manager, then click Add.
Click OK.
Additional considerations
Depending on the configuration of your computer, the User Account Control prompt may or may not appear. It will not appear if you are logged in with the built-in Administrator account (the local Administrator account is disabled by default in this version of Windows).
By default, members of the local group Administrators, have sufficient rights and privileges to complete this task. In your environment, security may be managed such that non-administrators have additional rights.
If User Account Control is enabled it can be configured to allow non-administrators to enter the credentials of an administrator to complete administrative tasks without being a member of the Administrators group.