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How do I add "domain users" to local administrator group

Zones: Active Directory, Windows XP Operating System

Tags: Microsoft, Server, 2003

We have an Windows Server 2003 Server with about 20 XP Pro workstations connected to it. I am setting up roaming profiles and I'm having an issue where everyone needs to be a local administrator, or certain programs don't run right. I tried going going to control panel - users, then adding "domain users" as administrator. It appears to take it but when I go back it domain users is gone. I can add individual users 1 by 1, but this doesn't scale well.

What is a good way to do this, either with active directory, login scripts, or some way on each workstation to add a whole group to have local admin access?

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Zone: OS

Question Asked By: innovateusa

Solution Provided By: OmegaIT

Participating Experts: 7

Solution Grade: B

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Comment by innovateusa

OmegaIT's answer worked. I was going through control panel > users instead and that didn't work. I did give restricted groups another try to, just didn't work for me for some reason.

Thanks for all the advice.

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