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Remotely adding users to groups

Author
17 Sep 2006 11:14 AM
pnunbe
I run a small wireless network made up of XP Pro computers.
By means of the "Computer Management" console, I can add and remove users
and groups on another computer on the network.
There seems to be no way, however, of inserting users in groups; when I try
to do it and click the "Check Names" button, the console says that the name
cannot be found, although the user I am trying to insert appears in the list
generated by the same console.
Any suggestion?
Is there a way to perform this task at the command line prompt?
Thanks in advance.

Author
18 Sep 2006 1:08 PM
Del
Open up the group you require and and click "add user", click the location
button and choose the computer you are connected to otherwise it will be
looing for a user within Active Directory.
--
Del
df***@kingscollegeugildford.com



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"pnunbe" wrote:

> I run a small wireless network made up of XP Pro computers.
> By means of the "Computer Management" console, I can add and remove users
> and groups on another computer on the network.
> There seems to be no way, however, of inserting users in groups; when I try
> to do it and click the "Check Names" button, the console says that the name
> cannot be found, although the user I am trying to insert appears in the list
> generated by the same console.
> Any suggestion?
> Is there a way to perform this task at the command line prompt?
> Thanks in advance.
Author
18 Sep 2006 3:30 PM
pnunbe
Thank you!
Before receiving your answer, I managed to accomplish the task, the secret
apparently being that the active session on the target computer must belong
to a login which is different from that under which I am working, both logins
having of course administrator's priviliges.
Any idea about doing the same thing via a script?

"Del" ha scritto:

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> Open up the group you require and and click "add user", click the location
> button and choose the computer you are connected to otherwise it will be
> looing for a user within Active Directory.
> --
> Del
> df***@kingscollegeugildford.com
>
>
>
> "pnunbe" wrote:
>
> > I run a small wireless network made up of XP Pro computers.
> > By means of the "Computer Management" console, I can add and remove users
> > and groups on another computer on the network.
> > There seems to be no way, however, of inserting users in groups; when I try
> > to do it and click the "Check Names" button, the console says that the name
> > cannot be found, although the user I am trying to insert appears in the list
> > generated by the same console.
> > Any suggestion?
> > Is there a way to perform this task at the command line prompt?
> > Thanks in advance.