Re: admin rights locally

From: Danny Sanders (Danny.Sanders_at_cpcNOmedSPAM.org)
Date: 08/16/04 

Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 12:08:19 -0600

log on to their computer as a domain admin and
Add their domain account to the local admin group.

You don't need to set up the user in control panel on the local computer.

hth
DDS W 2k MVP MCSE

"galerie" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6bc201c483b9$27ab9080$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> is there a way to give someone local admin rights and not
> domain admin rights. when i set up users laptop, they
> need to be able to download drivers, etc so thy need
> admin rights. when i try to give them local admin
> rights, it is denied, so i have to give them admin rights
> on the domain. I set up the user in control panel and
> when i type thee user name and computer name that is when
> it is denied. any suggeestions?

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