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Hi I have inherited a small network with server 2003 and ad over vista local machines.<br />
At the moment to update install software etc on local machine , the user has to be logged in as the domain admin. I want to know how user can logon locally and off line with full local admin rights.<br />
TIA<br />
cheeers
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Hi I have inherited a small network with server 2003 and ad over vista local machines.
At the moment to update install software etc on local machine , the user has to be logged in as the domain admin. I want to know how user can logon locally and off line with full local admin rights.
TIA
cheeers

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