RE: [ActiveDir] Create Local Account via GPO?

2005-02-15 Thread Harding, Devon
PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Cc: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Create Local Account via GPO? Hi Devon Yes, only an admin or the local system can create other admins. Startup scripts run in the context of local system while logon scripts run i

RE: [ActiveDir] Create Local Account via GPO?

2005-02-15 Thread James_Day
(bcc: James Day/Contractor/NPS) | | Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Create Local Account via GPO? | >--|

RE: [ActiveDir] Create Local Account via GPO?

2005-02-15 Thread Harding, Devon
@mail.activedir.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Create Local Account via GPO? Hi All You could add the following line into a startup script - that would apply to every computer in the OU. net user accountname accountpassword /add This line will add that user to the local admin

RE: [ActiveDir] Create Local Account via GPO?

2005-02-15 Thread Krenceski, William
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RE: [ActiveDir] Create Local Account via GPO?

2005-02-15 Thread James_Day
| Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Create Local Account via GPO? | >--| Hi, You could create a script t

RE: [ActiveDir] Create Local Account via GPO?

2005-02-15 Thread Jorge de Almeida Pinto
Hi, You could create a script that uses some list with computers, pings those computer and creates a local user account with ADDUSERS.EXE (and if needed in combination with CUSRMGR) or create a Vbscript that checks if the computer is up and creates the account if it does not exist yet Cheers jor

Re: [ActiveDir] Create Local Account via GPO?

2005-02-15 Thread Tomasz Onyszko
Harding, Devon wrote: A script is fine. Where can I find an example of one? Also, I wan't it to terminate if the user already exists. Go to Technet Script Center site, http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx Download scriptomatic and start to play :) -- Tomasz Onyszko [MVP] [

RE: [ActiveDir] Create Local Account via GPO?

2005-02-15 Thread Harding, Devon
t: RE: [ActiveDir] Create Local Account via GPO? You can do it in a startup script which is fired when a machine is booted. If your users have high enough privs on the machines you could do it in a logon script. joe -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On B

RE: [ActiveDir] Create Local Account via GPO?

2005-02-15 Thread Za Vue
Or...download and use Hyena. It is free for 30 days. Just select all the computers at once, they have to be on, and create an account and assign it to whatever group(s). You can even set and reset passwords. -Z.V. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On B

Re: [ActiveDir] Create Local Account via GPO?

2005-02-15 Thread Tomasz Onyszko
Za Vue wrote: If the account is the same on all workstations than I rather use a short batch or VB script. Yes, but you have to ensure that at the time when You will run this script or batch all workstations will be powered on - using startup script You can do it asynchronously -- Tomasz Onyszk

RE: [ActiveDir] Create Local Account via GPO?

2005-02-15 Thread Za Vue
If the account is the same on all workstations than I rather use a short batch or VB script. -Z.V. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harding, Devon Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 9:16 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDi

RE: [ActiveDir] Create Local Account via GPO?

2005-02-15 Thread joe
You can do it in a startup script which is fired when a machine is booted. If your users have high enough privs on the machines you could do it in a logon script. joe -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harding, Devon Sent: Tuesday, Februa

Re: [ActiveDir] Create Local Account via GPO?

2005-02-15 Thread Tomasz Onyszko
Harding, Devon wrote: How can I create a local user on all my XP workstation using GPOs? You want to create local user or You want to add some users to local group? If You want to create local user the only way I can figure out will be to place some startup script in GPO which will create this acc