Re: user account types
From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 07/09/05
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2005 06:40:16 -0700
John,
I really think you are just fine. Now, I must admit to not using
XP Home or Pro in the mode you indicate (i.e. domain members),
but when XP first released I did for some brief explorations.
In the beta, there actually were three categories of accounts, with
Power Users membership determining the third, but this was
reduced to only the two rather late in the beta. As a result, in
the categorical interfaces there are some gaps. I recall seeing the
very result you describe when an account was in Power Users,
but I was thinking it resolved if in Users and Power Users,
which it does not for a fresh account I just defined on a test XP
Pro stand-alone.
As you might imagine, I, like many in these NGs, rarely use the
simplified interface for account which you are dealing with,
but instead either use compmgmt.msc or lusrmgr.msc
-- Roger Abell Microsoft MVP (Windows Security) MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4) MCDBA "JohnB" <JohnB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9C6DAFA0-4B9B-42E5-BA2C-B5552FF9B92A@microsoft.com... > Follow-up...I finally got the correct results from the net user cmd (it's > amazing how things work when done correctly)...it clearly shows the user in > both User & Power User groups. I still don't understand why the 'Unknown > user type' msg is being displayed. My main concern though was knowing if the > correct authority was being given the user. The test I ran suggest it is. > Test 1 (as User only) failed with msg of 'not enough authority'. Test 2 (as > Power User) executed successfully. Not sure if I should be content with the > results or not...guess I will just have to wait and see. I would certainly > appreciate any more suggestions or remedies that you care to suggest. Thank > you for the help...and your patience. > -- > jb > > > "Steven L Umbach" wrote: > > > When you logon as a local administrator and go to Computer Management - > > local users and groups-users do you see the user account?? If you can select > > member of tab and make sure that the users group is present and if not add > > it. Can you logon as that user? --- Steve > > > > > > "JohnB" <JohnB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:F6368024-B45F-411B-96BB-7044D5BEF240@microsoft.com... > > > when user name included...get 'user not found'. However, when "net user" > > > (with no name) the user shows up under Guests...I show up under > > > Administrator. > > > NOTE: got 'user not found' even when I used my user id! > > > -- > > > jb > > > > > > > > > "Steven L Umbach" wrote: > > > > > >> When you run the command " net user username " at the command prompt > > >> substituting the real username for the user what does it show for local > > >> group memberships? I pasted output from my computer so you can see what > > >> to > > >> expect from that command. Can you otherwise logon as this user? --- > > >> Steve > > >> > > >> D:\DOCUME~1\STEVE>net user steve > > >> User name Steve > > >> Full Name > > >> Comment > > >> User's comment > > >> Country code 000 (System Default) > > >> Account active Yes > > >> Account expires Never > > >> > > >> > > >> D:\DOCUME~1\STEVE>Password last set 6/13/2005 12:31 PM > > >> Password expires Never > > >> Password changeable 3/15/2005 12:31 PM > > >> Password required Yes > > >> User may change password Yes > > >> > > >> Workstations allowed All > > >> Logon script > > >> User profile > > >> Home directory > > >> Last logon 7/6/2005 1:20 PM > > >> > > >> Logon hours allowed All > > >> > > >> Local Group Memberships *Administrators *Users > > >> Global Group memberships *None > > >> The command completed successfully. > > >> > > >> "JohnB" <JohnB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > >> news:7D8EA691-4506-41DD-9A2E-84377FDCD5FA@microsoft.com... > > >> > In XP Prof, when I go to Control Panel, I have the choice to Switch to > > >> > Classic View (as in Win 2000)...or Category View (Win XP). In Category > > >> > View/User Accounts the msg for this particular user (Power User) is > > >> > 'user > > >> > type unknown'. Also, the only type options listed for change are User > > >> > & > > >> > Administrator. Had to go to Classic View/Administrative Tools/Computer > > >> > Management to add user to Power user group. Sorry for the confusion. > > >> > But, > > >> > as you can see, I'm a little confused myself. Thanks for your > > >> > suggestions. > > >> > jb > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > "Steven L Umbach" wrote: > > >> > > > >> >> I am a bit unsure exactly what you are talking about as far as classic > > >> >> mode > > >> >> and it may make a difference whether you are using XP Home or XP Pro. > > >> >> In > > >> >> XP > > >> >> Pro at least you can use lusrmgr.msc in the run box to manage local > > >> >> users > > >> >> and groups. Also the command " net user username " [using real > > >> >> username > > >> >> of > > >> >> course] at the command prompt will display user group membership. You > > >> >> could > > >> >> also use the command net localgroup "power users" to view members of > > >> >> the > > >> >> power users group. --- Steve > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> "JohnB" <JohnB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > >> >> news:76B24F19-69C2-4FB5-862B-C26B5FBFACD7@microsoft.com... > > >> >> >I had to use Classic Mode to change an account type from 'User' to > > >> >> >'Power > > >> >> > User' since the normal XP mode offered User or Administrator types > > >> >> > only. > > >> >> > When viewing user account in normal XP mode I get 'unknown user > > >> >> > type'. > > >> >> > Question: does the account have 'User' or 'Power User' rights? > > >> >> > -- > > >> >> > jb > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > >
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