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[interdaemon]

I have an interesting problem. I have a domain user that has been added to the machine as an admin. The problem is that I do not want them to be an admin, but if I give any other permission none of their settings will hold. Its like the first time they have logged in every time, even registry keys are re-created. The only way I have found to have it hold is to make them a local admin. Any ideas??

 

[eayko]

Why don't you try adding the user in the USER ACCOUNTS and set the appropriate level access.

Are you using NT Domain or 2K Active Directory?

 

[linney]

Have a look at this and see if you can use or adapt it.

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_save_settings.htm

 

[interdaemon]

I have been adding them from the user accounts panel, and it is an NT domain, we haven't switched to active directory yet. But the script that linney posted looks promising so I am going to try that and see what happens.

 

[interdaemon]

@!$!@#%#@$^# Its still not working, the script said that it worked, but after I restart everything is wiped out again. It only happens with this particular account, I tried replicating the problem with other accounts but they all worked fine. I have loaded TweakUI, and secured the system a bit, but that shouldn't effect it should it? I mean is there anything I could lock that account out of that would cause this?

 

[bcastner]

Did you use roaming profiles?

 

[interdaemon]

No, we are not using roaming profiles, but I did use the file and settings transfer wizard to mirror another profile.

 

[interdaemon]

Alright, it seems to be localized to this particular computer, not the account itself. I am going to start rebuilding another system, until someone here can give me an answer...hopefully before I finish the other one.

 

[interdaemon]

Alright, and so the problem gets weirder...I just a completely clean install on a BRAND NEW hard drive, and the first thing I did was to try the account, and low and behold the problem rears its ugly head! And this is on a completely fresh install with no service packs or anything! So my next step is to create a new account on the domain and try that one...hopefully that will solve it, any suggestions at this point??

 

[Bobg1]

The user account on the domian is where the problem is.
When looging onto a domain the local machine will look to the domain for the proper user and settings.

 

[interdaemon]

Here goes...its not the domain user, its something else. If I add the user originally as a power user, I can (so far at least) change them to admin, do what I need and change them back. If I add them as an admin to begin with, everything is lost when account privilege is changed. I am not sure why it is doing this, even when I created a new domain user. Let me play with it some more.

 

[eayko]

Why don't you try creating a new user for that acccount?

I don't know if would relate to your problem but anyway I just need to share my experience on user account problem. I added a new user on a NT RAS server. When I was testing the connecting from the laptop via telephone line, I encountered an error saying that the the user is BLAH BLAH BLAH .. to make it short, it won't accept the connection. I checked all the credentials (password, Dial-in permission, etc.) and its ok. I even got another laptop for me test again, but the samething happened.

I deleted the account, created a new one, and guess what ?? It worked. I can't remember if I did attempt to use the same account name.