Re: Problem with local user account on winXP

on the xp machine while logged in as local Administrator right click My Computer - Manage - Local users and groups - groups.
Right click Administrators click Properties. Click Add. Make sure Location says you domain name and then type the domain user you want to have admin rights in the box below. Click OK twice, job done.

Jeff wrote:
Hey

I've got 2 computers at home. 1 winXPpro+sp2 machine and 1 win2k3 machine. These 2 computers are connected to each other via a local network. The win2k3 machine is configured as domain controller (Active Directory).

On the win2k3 machine I've crated an Active Directory user (lets call the user "xx"), When I login to the winXP machine using xx, and try to modify firewall settings, I see the options on the window is disabled and I read that I have to be a local administrator to be able change these settings...

Okay so I login again with another account which have local administrator permissions on the winXP machine. And now I create an new account on the winXP machine. I gave it the same name as the Active Directory user "xx".. and made him member of Administrators...

Then I login again on my winXP machine using xx (login to the domain, not local computer). When I now try to view the "user Accounts" in "Control Panel" I get a message that I have not permissions to do this. The message says also that I'm logged in as <domain name>\xx.. In this window I'm presented with a login box where I have to type in username and password of an account on my local winXp machine having Administrator permissions

I thought that as both users have the same name, I would be able to login on the domain and still have local administrator permissions on local machine... When I login on the domain I still want to be local administrator on my machine, just in case I want to installs som software etc...

Any suggestions?


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