2 Windows XP problems: Part 2) Restricted network rights, but unrestrcitedlocal rights?

[pawn]

Hi!

How can this be accomplished:

On a WindowsXP workstation (SP1 or SP2), on a Windows NT 4.0 Server
(SP6.0a) domain, how can a user be set up to be a regular domain user on
the network, yet an administrator on the local workstation?

I know this should be easy, but I have tried many different iterations
of local and network usernames to no avail, the only way the local user
could have total control over the workstation (update registry, etc.),
was either to login to the local machine (not the domain) as an admin,
or temporarily make them a domain admin.

Thanks, any insight is truly appreciated.

KJ

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Hi!

How can this be accomplished:

On a WindowsXP workstation (SP1 or SP2), on a Windows NT 4.0 Server
(SP6.0a) domain, how can a user be set up to be a regular domain user
on the network, yet an administrator on the local workstation?

I know this should be easy, but I have tried many different iterations
of local and network usernames to no avail, the only way the local
user could have total control over the workstation (update registry,
etc.), was either to login to the local machine (not the domain) as
an admin, or temporarily make them a domain admin.

Give their domain user whatever rights you want on the network..
Make that domain user (domain group) a member of the local "administrators"
group on the Workstation.

(BTW - not recommended. Most users should not be administrators.)

The two are mutually exclusive (workstation privs and domain privs.)

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=- Shenan -=<
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