I am having some trouble with our windows XP Professional computers. I can manage the local users and groups from the desktop of the computer, but when i connect to another Windows XP computer manager session, i cannot manage the local users and groups on that remote computer. I was able to use this feature in windows 2000, but not XP. I have tried different accounts, and added other accounts to the local administrators group on both computers. Still no luck
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Windows XP Remotely administer local users and groups
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Some thoughts:
. If the remote computer is active on a Domain, you cannot add, edit or change local console users information. This is by design;
. If you are using Remote Desktop, you need to be a member of the local Administrators Group of the remote workstation to do what you are asking.
. There may be local Policy Objects preventing the use of lusrmgr.msc. Try executing it directly from Start, run, lusrmgr.msc. If you cannot access it, you will need to make a local policy change.
. If the remote computer is active on a Domain, you cannot add, edit or change local console users information. This is by design;
. If you are using Remote Desktop, you need to be a member of the local Administrators Group of the remote workstation to do what you are asking.
. There may be local Policy Objects preventing the use of lusrmgr.msc. Try executing it directly from Start, run, lusrmgr.msc. If you cannot access it, you will need to make a local policy change.
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Software installation is designed to be done through Group Policy, or by the user. cf.
But your original question was about user management. I see nothing wrong with the design principle. A local user is added through the local console sesssion, not through a domain session.
For adding domain users an entry is made for the user at the domain server, and the profile type is set. cf.
You can set the profile to non-roaming, and customize the locally cached copy by using the default user profile:
But your original question was about user management. I see nothing wrong with the design principle. A local user is added through the local console sesssion, not through a domain session.
For adding domain users an entry is made for the user at the domain server, and the profile type is set. cf.
You can set the profile to non-roaming, and customize the locally cached copy by using the default user profile:
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