Administer NT PDC's from an NT Workstation

[treble99]

I would like to administer (i.e. assign users rights, add new-users etc.) from a remote NT workstation instead of performing these operations directly on the servers which are located in the data room. Is there any way of accomplishing this.

Many thanks

 

[Pritch5000]

Hey.
You can use User Manager for Domains on client PCs. There is a kit with a variety of utilities on it, I think its called 'Power Tools'. I don't remember where exactly I got it, maybe it was on the Resourse CD or the MS website.
You could also at MASSIVE cost use a Citrix server, and connect as administrator, using a published desktop. this allows you to do everything remotely that you can do locally on that server, including that which you mentioned.
But I don't seriously suppose you spend that kind of readies for that but if you have other reasons for using the power of Citrix, problem solved, just got to get ££££££ passed your Financial Director!!
pritch.

 

[RichardMoran]

If you look on the Windows NT Server CD, you will find a directory called CLIENTS\SRVTOOLS\WINNT.

There is a file called SETUP.BAT which copies all of the remote administration tools to your %systemroot%\system32 directory. ( Run this on your workstation )

You then just have to create shortcuts to the relevant applications.

Hope this helps.

Rik

 

[treble99]

To Pritch5000 and RichardMoran

Many thanks guys I shall give these solutions a try, thanks for taking time out to reply to my query.