Does disabling specific OS functionality in Terminal with Admin account affect standard users too?

Hello,
I am performing some security enhanacements and had a question:
Is it safe to assume that any service-disabling Terminal command that I enter under my Admin account will affect all standard users as well? I other words, any string that includes "System/Library/LaunchDaemon..." etc will affect all standard users too, right? I am presuming that if the services I am disabling were only for individual user logins, the string would start with 'user' and not 'system.' Is this correct?
I disabled all that I wanted under my Admin account, but am wondering if I need to do the same for each standard account too (which would pose a problem because the standard accounts don't have 'sudoer' access) . . .
Thanks!

any string that includes "System/Library/LaunchDaemon..." etc will affect all standard users too, right?
Yes. I suggest you make yourself completely familiar with the OS X startup process before you start making changes.
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