Our server is Windows Server 2003. The work stations are XP SP2. After
we join a machine to the domain, we give the user administrative rights
on the local machine. At least I think we do as I am confused.
While logged into the domain as administrator, we open User Accounts
(Start | Run "control userpasswords2") | Advanced | Advanced and add
"Domain Users" to the Administrators group. My colleague tells me that's
not the way to do it. He says he does not go into the Advanced panels.
When the User Accounts window first opens, he clicks on Add... and then
adds the individual user as an Administrator.
This morning I looked at a computer that is similarly configured and is
maintained by a staff of true IT people. It seems that my colleague is
more correct in that there is an entry for the local user at the
appropriate domain. Therefore, I would appreciate knowing the correct
way to cause any properly logged on user to have local admin rights on a
workstation.
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