Re: Use Active Directory to set work station local rights

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From: Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP] (cwshultz_at_mvps.org)
Date: 02/10/05


Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 06:40:13 -0500

But, then you loose the point of restricting which user account objects /
group objects can be made members of what local group accounts....If you do
that, then anyone can still be made a member of the local Administrators
group.

Do not get me wrong, it is still a way to accomplish what they want to
do...just partially, though.

-- 
Cary W. Shultz
Roanoke, VA  24014
Microsoft Active Directory MVP
http://www.activedirectory-win2000.com
http://www.grouppolicy-win2000.com
"ptwilliams" <ptw2001@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:uY7mFk0DFHA.3592@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> An alternative to Restricted Groups, as the interface causes many to
> stumble, is to use a startup script that uses the net localgroup command 
> via
> a batch file.  Something like this:
>
> net localgroup administrators /add DOMAIN\GroupName
>
>
> -- 
>
> Paul Williams
>
> http://www.msresource.net/
> http://forums.msresource.net/
>
> "Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP]" <cwshultz@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:usx1%23txDFHA.2632@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Eric,
>
> This question is asked quite often.  Please take a look at Restricted
> Groups.....
>
> Just remember that you want to strongly consider creating this GPO on a
> workstation that has the ADMINPAK installed...Otherwise, have fun trying 
> to
> figure it all out!  I just about tore my hair out [ and as my wife would
> point out, it is not 'hairs', just hair! ;-) ] trying to do all of it on a
> Domain Controller.   Possible, but really difficult.  Go with the
> workstation solution.
>
> Anyway, you should be doing just about all of your admin stuff on a
> workstation, anyway ( but that is how I like to do it...the choice is 
> yours
> and I can not tell anyone how to do things... ).
>
> -- 
> Cary W. Shultz
> Roanoke, VA  24014
> Microsoft Active Directory MVP
>
> http://www.activedirectory-win2000.com
> http://www.grouppolicy-win2000.com
>
>
>
> "Eric W. Holzapfel" <e.male@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:vQzOd.24549$uc.22528@trnddc03...
>> Hello Active Directory,
>>
>> I have a win 2000 server, and would like to be able to allow a group of
>> users to have administrator privileges (not domain administrator privs)
>> on the work station(s) then log in to.  I would like to permit admin
>> rights on the workstation without having to go to each work station, and
>> adding the specific user to the local administrators group.  Can I do 
>> this
>> with Active Directory and some sort of group policy?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> eric
>
>
> 


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