domain admin group

liuwei@cesm 631 Reputation points
2023-12-15T05:44:54.2533333+00:00

Hi, Expert,

Today I add one serer to domain controller failure. System said no permission.

The user is a member of domain admin and it has been worked for a few years.

The I add the user to local administrator of this server and propulate this domian controller successful.

The user as domain admin role. I found domain admin already in the local administrators of that server by system.

Why do I must add this user to the server loal administrators?

Brgds

Liu Wei

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  1. Daisy Zhou 20,791 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2023-12-19T02:18:00.91+00:00

    Hi liuwei@cesm,

    Thank you for posting in Q&A forum.

    Based on your description, it seems that you had to add the user to the local administrators group of the server to propagate the domain controller.

    The reason why you had to add the user to the local administrators group is because even though the user is a member of the domain admin group, it does not automatically grant the user full administrative rights on the server. The domain admin group is a member of the local administrators group by default, but it does not have the same rights as the local administrator account.

    When you add a user to the local administrators group, it grants the user full administrative rights on the server, which allows the user to perform administrative tasks without any restrictions.

    Hope the information above is helpful.

    If you have any question or concern, please feel free to let us know. 

    Best Regards,

    Daisy Zhou

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