But we're not talking about brand new computers here. And when a brand new computer does join the domain, the domain admins group does get added to the local admins group. And if the user is not a member of the local admins group (in NT only) they do not have permissions to load and unload drivers locally. This may all be a moot point, because if the correct drivers are installed on the print server, they shouldn't have to be installed locally on an nt box, but the point is, if you have to locally install a driver (print driver) you have to have local admin rights on an nt box.
http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q250982 James Winzenz, MCSE, A+ Associate Systems Administrator Peregrine Connectivity, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: Ed Esgro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 1:37 PM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: RE: 3rd try - New user settings This wouldn't hold water in the case of a brand new computer. Because nobody has modified the local administrators group. -----Original Message----- From: James Winzenz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 1:34 PM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: RE: 3rd try - New user settings Copying an existing user to a new user from user manager for domains does not add the new user to the local admins group in terms of user rights. Local user rights are maintained on the local SAM of each separate workstation. They are not maintained on your PDC or BDC. Check the local groups on the computer and see who is a member of the local admins group. And if your domain admins are not a member of the local admins, it should be. Do me a favor and just check. James Winzenz, MCSE, A+ Associate Systems Administrator Peregrine Connectivity, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: Robert Saylors [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 1:28 PM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: RE: 3rd try - New user settings But if I copy an existing user a new user - new user cannot add printers - the existing user can, no changes made to the groups they belong to, Thank you, Robert Saylors Technical Services Manager FoxBerry Incorporated -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of James Winzenz Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 1:22 PM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: RE: 3rd try - New user settings Loading and unloading device drivers requires local administrator priveleges. I bet if you checked the local user rights assignments of your existing users, you would see that their current account is a member of the local admins group. There may (and probably is) a dirty workaround involving editing the registry and setting perms on certain folders, but IMHO, if your users need to install printers locally, and they are still using NT 4.0 ws, this is what needs to be done. James Winzenz, MCSE, A+ Associate Systems Administrator Peregrine Connectivity, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: Robert Saylors [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 1:14 PM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: 3rd try - New user settings I know this is not a Windows 2k issue, but you guys have help me before and know one of you wizards holds the answer.......... I have a Windows NT Server based network 1- PDC 1- BDC - the workstations are Windows NT 4.0 I have an issue that I was hoping for some help. When I add a new user to my domain, making sure they are in the correct groups - they are unable to add printers to any workstation they log in to. They get an error claiming they do not have sufficient rights to access this machine because a driver needs to be loaded locally. In addition we loaded I.E. 6.0 on all stations that contains a proxy server setting to our proxy server. When these new users login the settings are not there. All existing users can add printers and maintain settings (about 600 users), If I copy an existing user to a new user - they new user can not add printers or hold settings. I have 1 existing user that is experiencing this as well. Any help or suggestions would be welcome, I have to add 300 new users soon, and printing and Internet access would be useful;-). Thank you, Robert Saylors Technical Services Manager FoxBerry Incorporated ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
