Re: Already a Member of Group Problem

From: Al Mulnick (amulnick_No_SPAM_at_ncDOTrr.com)
Date: 10/08/04 

Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 20:39:49 -0400

What was the error returned when you tried to login with a domain account?

"Keith Nicholson" <knicholson@ksdynamics.com> wrote in message
news:ODxO18GrEHA.1964@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Arild,
>
> Your right, I meant to say Server B in the second paragraph.
>
> Interesting, I tried to login as a domain admin in Server B and I was
> denied. So as a local admin, I can view the domain and it users.
> However,
> I can not login as a domain user.
>
> I'll find the vbscript options and give it a go. But what might be
> causing
> me to keep from logging in as a domain user? I can ping the DC by both IP
> address and NetBios name.
>
> Best Wishes,
> Keith
>
>
> "Arild Bakken" <arildb_@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eDAXo0DrEHA.2788@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Hmm... if Server A is a DC then there is no concept of local
>> administrator
>> and local powerusers groups... I assume you mean logged on as local admin
> at
>> Server B?
>>
>> If so, try logging on with a domain account with administrative
> permissions
>> on Server B (member of Administrators). By default that would be any
> domain
>> administrator. Check out how it behaves then.
>>
>> Also, try writing a VB script that outputs the members of the group. You
> can
>> find samples at technet scriptcenter.
>>
>>
>> Arild
>>
>> "Keith Nicholson" <knicholson@ksdynamics.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23dsvtZArEHA.2612@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> > Evening!
>> >
>> > I'm running Win 2k3 with AD on a DC (Server A). I have a member server
>> > running Win 2k3 as well (Server B). I am trying to add a domain user
>> > (call
>> > it UserAD) to Server A's local Power Users group.
>> >
>> > I go through the steps of adding a user while logged in as the local
>> > administrator on Server A. I pass the domain Administrator and password
> in
>> > order to have access to the Active Directory. I choose the domain
> account
>> > UserAD and it shows up in the list of users. When I pressed 'Apply',
>> > UserAD
>> > disappeared.
>> >
>> > So I tried it again, but when I pressed 'UserAD' again it came back
>> > that
>> > UserAD was already a member of the group 'Power Users'. So I have a
> ghost
>> > acount, but no way to add it to the group or see it.
>> >
>> > Any ideas where I should start (already did a look through MS Support)?
>> >
>> > Peace,
>> > Keith Nicholson
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

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