[Samba] local user admin rights on samba pdc

Sam Barasch barasch at biostat.wisc.edu
Thu Apr 10 18:36:00 GMT 2003


We have weird problems with several software packages if domain users are 
not part of the local machine's power users group.

I've taken to adding the 'authenticated users' local group to the 'power 
users' local group.

Under Win 2K

Open the 'users and passwords' control panel, go to the 'advanced' tab and 
click on the 'advanced' button.  Now open the 'groups' folder and double 
click on the 'power users' group.  Click on the 'add' button to open up the 
window that allows this manipulation (you may need to set the pull down 
menu to look at the local machine, rather than at the Domain)  double click 
on the 'authenticated users' and click 'OK'

Now any domain user is a power user on that machine

Under XP Pro

Open 'user accounts' control panel, go to the 'advanced' tab and click on 
the 'advanced' button. Now open the 'groups' folder and double click on the 
'power users' group.  Click on the 'add' button.  Click on the 'Location' 
button to set the location to be the local PC (NOT the Samba domain).  Now 
click the 'advanced' button.  Now click the 'Find now' button.  Click on 
'Authenticated users' and click OK.  Click OK two more times to finish up.

Now all domain users are power users.



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