Hello,I am new to the forums. I would like to know are there any risks for having local administrator rights in a domain? If so, what would these risks be on XP and Server 2003 systems?Thanks

This is more of a security question. Please post in correct forums in future. If you mean local admin rights to a user for their own PC is usually very open configuration and so is domain administrator group without restriction. There are many implications, not all good for the environment.Following technet links may help you understand more details.Risks Assosciated with Administrative privileges - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb456992.aspx#EJAAApplying principles of LUA - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb456992.aspxGood security reference:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc135960.aspxhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/default.aspxBhargav Shukla - MSFT - Exchange Reference: Exchange Server 2007 TechCenter - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124558.aspx; Exchange Server 2003 TechCenter - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb123872(EXCHG.65).aspx; Microsoft Exchange Team Blog - http://msexchangeteam.com/default.aspx