XADM: Designating Key Management Service Administrators (322894)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server
This article was previously published under Q322894

SUMMARY

By default, administrative rights belong to the person who installs Key Management Service (KMS). To designate additional Key Management administrators, click the Administrators tab on the Key Manager object.

This article describes how to designate administrators for the KMS.

MORE INFORMATION

To add or delete KMS administrators, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Exchange, and then click System Manager.
  2. In the console tree, click Advanced Security.
  3. In the details pane, right-click Key Manager, and then click Properties.
  4. In the Key Management Service Login dialog box, type your administrator password, and then click OK. The default password is "password".
  5. In the Key Management Properties dialog box, click the Administrators tab, and then click Add.
  6. In the Select User box, select one or more users who will have administrative privileges in KMS.
  7. In the Set Administrator Password box, type a KMS administrator password for the user who you selected, retype the password for confirmation, and then click OK.
  8. To remove an administrator, click the Administrators tab, select that person's name, and then click Remove.NOTE: When you add someone to the KMS administrators list, you have to run the Exchange Administration Delegation Wizard to grant that person Exchange Server administrator rights. An administrator needs these rights for the administrative group in which the Key Management server is located.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:4/25/2005
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