Ejection of removable NTFS media is not restricted to Administrators.

From Windows 2003 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide

Part of Format and Eject Removable Media

Associated with IA controls: ECLP-1

SV-29214r1_rule Ejection of removable NTFS media is not restricted to Administrators.

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Removable hard drives can be formatted and ejected by others who are not members of the Administrators Group, if they are not properly configured. Formatting and ejecting removable NTFS media should only be done by administrators.

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Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> “Devices: Allowed to Format and Eject Removable Media” to “Administrators”.

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