Re: Administrator Unable to Logon Locally?

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_nospam-comcast.net)
Date: 11/05/05

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    After joining the domain was there any difference in the local and effective
    setting for logon locally on that Windows 2000 server and what was shown for
    the effective setting? By default the local setting would include users
    and administrators.--- Steve

    "Steve Wasser" <havanasunset@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    news:11mnroh63c8eh6f@corp.supernews.com...
    > Thanks, that was actually my workaround. The mystery is why, without me
    > making any global or local policy changes, did it lock the admin group,
    > there is no policy in the domain that does that...it just seemed wierd.
    >
    >
    > "Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@nospam-comcast.net> wrote in message
    > news:OOVE2TZ4FHA.1396@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
    >> Try to give the administrators group logon locally user right and make
    >> sure that there is no conflicting user right for deny logon locally. If
    >> it is undefined then define it with just the guest account added. ---
    >> Steve
    >>
    >>
    >> "Steve Wasser" <havanasunset@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    >> news:11mnmng4g424gd9@corp.supernews.com...
    >>> I've found a workaround, but I am still baffled about something. I set
    >>> up a small isolated network in our office, with one DC and a couple of
    >>> workstations. Immediately after joining the domain, after immediately
    >>> installing Windows 2000 server, I can no longer log on locally as
    >>> Administrator. Can a global policy prohibit this? I didn't think local
    >>> admin could be locked out that way, but obviously I'm wrong. Question
    >>> is, where would this policy come from? I explicitly gave the local
    >>> computer's administrator rights to log on locally. The only way I can
    >>> log on is to use the domain admin account.
    >>>
    >>> TIA,
    >>>
    >>> Steve
    >>>
    >>
    >>
    >
    >

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