Re: 2003 AD intergration with local Administrator Accounts on xp

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From: Josh Davis (none_at_nospam.net)
Date: 01/23/05 

Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 01:46:28 -0500

Thanks Lara... great info..

Josh..

On 23 Jan 2005 00:45:14 -0500, lforbes
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>Hi,
>
>>1 How can AD be configured so that the user logging into the domain
>>has full control of their local pc but not admin access of the actual
>>domain.
>
>Yes, I do it all the time. Create the Users Domain Accounts as regular
>users. After adding the workstation to the Domain go to the Computer
>Management - Users and add the Users Domain Account to the local
>administrators group on the local workstation. Computer management
>can be done remotely once workstation is joined to a domain so you
>don’t have to be sitting at the machine.
>
>>Would I be correct in assuming that in the AD Scheme of things that
>>when a pc logs onto a AD that they are really becomming a member
>>server of the domain just like the method used for adding say a
>>workstation/server to a NT Domain
>
>Actually they are a workstation in the domain, just like NT. A Member
>server is actually Windows 2000/03 server joined to the domain but not
>as a DC.
>
>Check out my website to make sure you setup DNS correctly. Also when
>creating the Domain name, it is recommended to use the .local
>extension instead of a public one like .com or .net.
>
>http://www.sd61.bc.ca/windows2000
>
>Cheers,
>
>Lara

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