"Domain Controller Builtin\Administrator" VS "Domain Administrator" - whats the difference
Hi All,
I work in a single domain enviroment.
What's the difference between the builting Domain Controller "Builtin\Administrator" and the "Domain Administrator" group.
The reason i ask is we have a lot of users in "Builtin\Administrator" group on the DC
Thanks
I work in a single domain enviroment.
What's the difference between the builting Domain Controller "Builtin\Administrator" and the "Domain Administrator" group.
The reason i ask is we have a lot of users in "Builtin\Administrator" group on the DC
Thanks
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if you are seeing the 'builting\administrators" on NTFS permissions (the security tab on the properties of a file/folder" then that is the LOCAL admin group. The domain admin group is a DOMAIN administrator group. these are two completely different groups.
>>The reason i ask is we have a lot of users in "Builtin\Administrator" group on the DC
this is what confuses me and why i asked that you explain EXACLY where you saw this. B/C on a DC, there is no such thing as a local group.
>>The reason i ask is we have a lot of users in "Builtin\Administrator" group on the DC
this is what confuses me and why i asked that you explain EXACLY where you saw this. B/C on a DC, there is no such thing as a local group.
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Thanks Pber, that was what i thought, but wanted it confirmed.
mikeleebrla, mikeleebrla, its in the "Builtin" OU.
mikeleebrla, mikeleebrla, its in the "Builtin" OU.
i'm not sure where the "domain administrator" group you are talking about comes from either, b/c in my domain all of the built in groups are called "xxx Admins" without the word administrator spelled out. This domain has been upgraded from NT4, to 2000 to 2003 so that might be why though.