Re: Elevate a domain user account to administrator on a local work

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It sounds like you haven't done the connect computer wizard. This wizard makes you a local admin.

Jeff Middleton [SBS-MVP] wrote: 
That sounds as if you need to ensure that you have set the local
Administrator password to something known, then remove the workstation from
the domain (My Computer | Properties | Computer Identity), then restart and
rejoin the workstation to the domain.

- Jeff Middleton
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"User Rights" <UserRights@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I am trying to do this an error comes up sayinmg:

"The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain
failed"

What can I do?

"Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" wrote:


On the workstation, Control Panel -> Users.  If the domain user is not
listed, add him/her with Administrator permissions.  In the Domain


column,

make sure it's showing the domain rather than the local machine name.


"User Rights" <User Rights@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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How can I elevate a regular domain user to administrator on a local
workstation in Windows Server 2003 SBS






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