Windows Server 2025 Deny log on as a batch job user right on domain-joined member servers must be configured to prevent access from highly privileged domain accounts and from unauthenticated access on all systems.
Inappropriately granting user rights provides system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities.
The "Deny log on as a batch job" user right defines accounts that are prevented from logging on to the system as a batch job, such as Task Scheduler.
In an Active Directory Domain, denying logons to the Enterprise Admins and Domain Admins groups on lower-trust systems helps mitigate the risk of privilege escalation from credential theft attacks, which could lead to the compromise of an entire domain.
The Guests group must be assigned to prevent unauthenticated access.
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This applies to member servers and stand-alone or nondomain-joined systems. A separate version applies to domain controllers.
Verify the effective setting in Local Group Policy Editor.
Run gpedit.msc.
Navigate to Local Computer Policy >> Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment.
If the following accounts or groups are not defined for the "Deny log on as a batch job" user right, this is a finding:
If the following SIDs are not defined for the "SeDenyBatchLogonRight" user right, this is a finding.
Domain Systems Only: S-1-5-root domain-519 (Enterprise Admins) S-1-5-domain-512 (Domain Admins)
All Systems: S-1-5-32-546 (Guests)
Fix
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> Deny log on as a batch job to include the following: