blood_in_my_eye_16
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DOS Command Line Problem
Hey Everybody,
I am the newly appointed administrator of a nework, and I need to be able to add new accounts to my system using MS DOS command line.
Here are my specifications:
>> the method must work using MS DOS command prompt
>> the method must work on windows NT and windows XP
>> the new accounts must be able to have full admin rights
>> it would be great if the changes would be made to my entire network, if not that's still ok
Any help would be much appreciated,
Southern Curriez
I am the newly appointed administrator of a nework, and I need to be able to add new accounts to my system using MS DOS command line.
Here are my specifications:
>> the method must work using MS DOS command prompt
>> the method must work on windows NT and windows XP
>> the new accounts must be able to have full admin rights
>> it would be great if the changes would be made to my entire network, if not that's still ok
Any help would be much appreciated,
Southern Curriez
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blood_in_my_eye_16:
Those commands were designed to be run on a network that uses a domain. You have to run them from a PC that's part of the domain, and be logged in with an account that has Account Administrator rights.
Windows XP Home cannot be part of a domain, which is why you got the error.
On your home machine, you can make the new account into an administrator using the "User Accounts" option in Control Panel
Those commands were designed to be run on a network that uses a domain. You have to run them from a PC that's part of the domain, and be logged in with an account that has Account Administrator rights.
Windows XP Home cannot be part of a domain, which is why you got the error.
On your home machine, you can make the new account into an administrator using the "User Accounts" option in Control Panel
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Net LocalGroup "Administrators" /Add username1
produces the errror "There is no such global user or group: username1"
i also need to make the new user admin on the entire network (if this is possible).
is the a in-depth tutorial or similar that explains how to do this in detail, because i cant seem to get anything to work here
produces the errror "There is no such global user or group: username1"
i also need to make the new user admin on the entire network (if this is possible).
is the a in-depth tutorial or similar that explains how to do this in detail, because i cant seem to get anything to work here
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ahhh that's it
i didnt realize that the user had to be created first, before he was made local admin or domain admin... everything works now
thanks a lot guys
i didnt realize that the user had to be created first, before he was made local admin or domain admin... everything works now
thanks a lot guys
you're welcomed
thanks for the points
thanks for the points
Glad I could help :-)
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I am having slight difficulties with this (unfortunately im new to windows).
When testing it out on my home computer:
1) I managed to add a new account without the admin rights by using NET USER test 123456 /ADD
2) When I tried NET GROUP it returned "This command can only be used on a Windows Domain Controller"
1) how can i get this test account to have admin rights?
2) i will try this out on monday on the computers in my network... will this only work on the server or will it work on the ordinary pc's also?
Cheers,
Southern Curriez