Re: Adding a domain user to the local Administrators Group

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From: Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 07/07/04 

Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2004 19:18:25 +0200

Mike A. wrote:
> Does anyone know if there is a way to add a domain user to the local
> Administrators group using a script? The following script works if the user
> is a local user.
>
> strComputer = "MyComputer"
> Set objGroup = GetObject("WinNT://" & strComputer & "/Administrators,group")
> Set objUser = GetObject("WinNT://" & strComputer & "/mike,user")
> objGroup.Add(objUser.ADsPath)
>
> Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
Hi

Set objWshNet = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
strComputer = objWshNet.ComputerName
' hard code domain name here if necessary:
strNetBIOSDomain = objWshNet.UserDomain

Set objGroup = GetObject("WinNT://" & strComputer & "/Administrators,group")
Set objUser = GetObject("WinNT://" & strNetBIOSDomain & "/mike,user")

On Error Resume Next ' suppress error in case user is already a member
objGroup.Add(objUser.ADsPath)
On Error Goto 0 

-- 
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/scriptcenter/default.mspx

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