Adding Domain Users to local Administrator Group

From: David Jones (kk7gw@yahoo.com)
Date: 12/13/02


From: "David Jones" <kk7gw@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 08:07:36 -0800

Can you use the format DOMAIN\USERNAME in the username
box and add a user that way?

>-----Original Message-----
>Does anyone know why XP will not let me add a Domain
User
>to the local Administrators Group? When asked to put in
a
>user to the group, it will only show me users on that
>workstation. Also, the system CAN be logged into by a
>Domain User and is on the domain. For some reason, it
>just blocks access.
>
>I have logged onto the system as the Local Admin and the
>Domain Admin and it still doesn't allow me to see ANY
>Domain User Accounts.
>.
>



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