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windows 2008 server test lab problem with domain admin user

I have created a test lab according to the microsoft test lab documentation. TEST LAB DOC

I have created DC1.
Created Domain Admin User1 in ADUC.
Created App1 and had it join the domain with user1 credentials.
Now whenever I log into App1 as User1 I have no rights whatsoever.
I can't make any changes, I can't ping anything (unable to contact ip driver).
If i log in with local admin acct, everything works fine.

what am I missing?

Andy M

Check the local administrators group on App1 - see if domain admins are listed as members of that group.

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ASKER

when i try to add it says "domain admins" is already of member of group admin

Santosh Gupta

pls check if there is local user with named "User1".

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ASKER

there is no local user1.

Santosh Gupta

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ASKER

I deleted the user1 and user2 profiles. Now when I login I get the error:
"you have been logged on with a temporary profile" with both of these users.

Santosh Gupta

ok, got it.

Go to registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ ProfileList

and delete all keys end with .bak

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ASKER

Thanks. did that and now I don't get logged in with Temp profile but still do not have admin rights.

Santosh Gupta

try remove and rejoin the domain.

if still it not works, login as local admin and remove the "domain admin" group from "local administrator" group and readd.

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ASKER

rejoined and same issue.
Domain admin does not show up in local admin, even though when I try to add it says it is there already.

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yo_bee

Can you post a screenshot of APP1 logon screen with User1 as a username

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ASKER

Ugg. I can't believe i forgot to sysprep. This completely resolved the issue.
Thanks.