Re: Local Users and Groups snap-in dependent on 'Server' and 'Workstat

From: Robert Moir (robspamtrap+msnews_at_gmail.com)
Date: 11/27/05 

Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 17:56:57 -0000

redxii wrote:
> I don't know if this is a bug or not, but if you use the Local Users
> and Groups snap-in and go to the Member Of tab of any user, you will
> get an error that will say that the "Server" service is not started,
> and/or the "Workstation" service is not started. This occurs when the
> Client for Microsoft Networks and/or File and Printer Sharing are not
> installed in the network connection properties.
>
> But what gives? I am managing Local users, and local groups, not on a
> network. Why do those network services have to be installed to manage
> something local?
>
> Might have been something simply overlooked. I'd call the hotline to
> report the bug but I don't wanna get charged.

No bug. On a client/server type system like Microsoft's Windows NT family,
some processes on one machine act as clients for server processes on the
*same* machine.

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