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Thanks, I have my account added to those groups. &nbsp;Now on to the next hurdle;)
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Thanks, I have my account added to those groups.  Now on to the next hurdle;)

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Hello All, <br />
<br />
I am preparing to install Exchange 2016 on a VM server running Windows Server 2016.<br />
<br />
When I run the /PrepareSchema PowerShell command I receive an error: 'User Account isn't a member of the 'Schema Admins' and/or 'EnterpriseAdmins' groups.<br />
<br />
I have done my best to research a solution as to how I add my user account to these groups but have come up empty.<br />
<br />
How do I add my user account to these group(s)?<br />
<br />
Thanks,<br />
~AJ
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Hello All, 

I am preparing to install Exchange 2016 on a VM server running Windows Server 2016.

When I run the /PrepareSchema PowerShell command I receive an error: 'User Account isn't a member of the 'Schema Admins' and/or 'EnterpriseAdmins' groups.

I have done my best to research a solution as to how I add my user account to these groups but have come up empty.

How do I add my user account to these group(s)?

Thanks,
~AJ

User Account Isn't a Member of Schema Admin group

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