Re: Domain Users into Local Admins

From: Bruce Sanderson (bsanders_at_junk.junk)
Date: 04/27/05 

Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 22:28:08 -0700

If you haven't already seen it, you may find
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=810076 useful. 

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"Ben" <bjblackmore@xyz.hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:OPM1GayRFHA.3716@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to add a domain group, containing our mobile users, into the 
> local admins group. I'm using the Restricted Groups feature of group 
> policy for this.
>
> So far I've created a new group called Administrators, and added the 
> global security group 'Laptop Admins'. However when I reboot the machine 
> and login the changes haven't taken place.
>
> I've set this at domian level, and OU level, and neither has worked. Does 
> the group need to be domain local? Am I adding it at the wrong level?
>
> Any help would be much appreciated!
>
> Ben
>
> P.S. We're running Windows 2003 server SP1, and XP Pro SP2
>

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