Group Policy Creating A Standard Local Admin Account
Thanks to: http://blogs.technet.com/ This post will detail the setup of a group policy that will create a standard local admin account. The inherent value addresses the support need of a user who is unable to login and/or resolving issues with the domain based login thus utilizing a local admin to troubleshoot. Having a local admin account in a domain based scenario to allow entry level techs a degree of admin control without giving them domain admin permissions is a great enabler to alleviate tasks from senior administrators. Steps to enable said local admin account are as follows: Launch Group Policy management Navigate through the structure to locate the “Computers” OU Right click Computers and select Create a GPO in this domain, and Link it here… In the new pop-up window give the GP a name (be descriptive – it will make it much easier to find later). You can use a starter GP if you have any configured Now you have to edit the policy. Note: This only app