How do I add a user to the local Administrators group of all workstation machines? (NETIQKB20413)

  • 7720413
  • 02-Feb-2007
  • 19-Jun-2007

Resolution

goal
How do I add a user to the local Administrators group of all workstation machines?

fact
NetIQ Group Policy Administrator 5.0

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Directory and Resource Administrator 6.x

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Directory and Resource Administrator 7.x

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NetIQ Group Policy Administrator 3.x

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NetIQ Group Policy Administrator 4.x

fix

This can not be done via Directory and Resource Administrator unless DRA is set to manage every workstation machines' local SAM.   In an Active Directory domain another method to perform this is to use a Group Policy and the Restricted Group setting.  This is detailed in the following Microsoft whitepaper:

Management of the Domain's Computers Through Group Policy
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/deploymentscenarios/scenarios/ou_manage_domains_computers_gp.asp



Additional Information

Formerly known as NETIQKB20413