Microsoft KB Archive/231422

= How to Grant Local Administrative Privileges Using User Manager for Domains =

Article ID: 231422

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q231422



SUMMARY
This article describes how to give users local administrative privileges on their workstation using User Manager for Domains.



MORE INFORMATION
User Manager for Domains lets you grant these permissions without visiting each workstation. On the server (or on a workstation with server tools loaded):
 * 1) Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools (Common), and then click User Manager for Domains.
 * 2) On the User menu bar, click Select Domain.
 * 3) In the Domain box, type \\ (where   is the name of the computer), and then click OK. This starts User Manager for Domains for the computer name you specified.
 * 4) Double-click Administrators in the list of groups at the bottom of the User Manager for Domains dialog box.
 * 5) In the Local Groups Properties dialog box, click Add. In the List Names From box (these are the domains in which you can add users from), click the user (or global group) that needs administrative rights, and then click Add. The user name is displayed in the Names box. Click OK.
 * 6) In the Local Group Policies dialog box, click OK.

When you give users local administrative privileges on their workstation, they are still ordinary users in the domain, but are simultaneously an Administrator on their computer running Windows NT Workstation or Windows NT Server.

