I am trying to add a domain account to the local Administrators group on a Windows XP Pro workstation. My network is Windows 2000 / Active Directory.
On a the workstation:
Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Local Users and Groups > Groups
I open the Administrator group, then press “Add…” The only thing in the “From this location” box is the local machine I’m working on, so I press the “Locations” button. In the resulting window, there is no other option to select from. The only icon in that window is the local machine.
Consequently, I cannot add a domain account to the local Administrators group.
Notes:
— The computer has been added to the domain. Active directory is completely aware of the machine and it functions normally in the domain aside from this issue.
— Domain admins are administrators on this computer, so I know the computer knows what the domain is and can authenticate against it.