Disable the Administrator account
In Windows Server 2003,
you can take it one step further by actually disabling the Administrator
account. But before you take this step, you should first consider the
ramifications.
You need to have an administrator-equivalent account to
perform all of the legitimate security and maintenance functions that the
original made possible. Before you disable the Administrator account, make sure
you create another account to act in this capacity and assign the permissions
that it will need to carry out the duties of the Administrator account.
Disabling the Administrator account will very likely confuse
would-be hackers. The Administrator account is an account that hackers know
exists.
If you simply rename the account, they'll just look for it
when they see that there's no account named Administrator. While it might not
deter experienced, determined hackers, it will probably slow them down and
might serve to completely deter a casual attack.
To disable the Windows Server 2003 Administrator account,
follow these steps:
- Open Control Panel, select Administrative Tools, and select Computer Management.
- Select Local Users And Groups in the console tree, and click Users.
- In the Details pane, right-click Administrator, and select Properties.
- In the Administrator Properties dialog box, select the General tab, select the Accounts Disabled check box, and click OK.
- In the Details pane, right-click Administrator, and click Rename.
- Type a new username, and press [Enter].