how to allow domain user - power user group to change network configuration

  • Thread starter Thread starter CiD
  • Start date Start date
C

CiD

for the life of me, I have been at it for several hours.. using
windows 2003 server and have edited the Group policy for the object "
work " however, I am still not able to let the power users change its
network configurations.


i am going to user configuration, administrative templates, network
connections.. i have tried multiple settings, disabling anything that
disallows the user from changing the network info



Any help is appreciated
 
If you want non administrators to change network configuration you will have
to add then to the "network configuration operators" group on their local
computer. This group only exists on Windows XP and Windows 2003 computers.
For Windows 2000 the user must be a local administrator [or know credentials
for] on their computer to configure network configuration. --- Steve
 
thank you for your informative reply!!!


Whats really odd is that theres a group called " network operators "
in my windows 2000 client computer, so I added the local user to that
group . However it still didnt work. I guess its getting that info
from the domain server and the actual network admin group doesnt exist
locally on that computer.



I

If you want non administrators to change network configuration you will have
to add then to the "network configuration operators" group on their local
computer. This group only exists on Windows XP and Windows 2003 computers.
For Windows 2000 the user must be a local administrator [or know credentials
for] on their computer to configure network configuration. --- Steve


CiD said:
for the life of me, I have been at it for several hours.. using
windows 2003 server and have edited the Group policy for the object "
work " however, I am still not able to let the power users change its
network configurations.


i am going to user configuration, administrative templates, network
connections.. i have tried multiple settings, disabling anything that
disallows the user from changing the network info



Any help is appreciated
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
It is possible to have a group that name, but it is not a built in default
group - someone created it. The "network configuration operators" group was
not available until XP. The link below explains this. If the group is shown
in Local Computers and Users, it is not a domain group. Domain groups
however will show when you are configuring access control lists such as for
share or ntfs permissions or when adding a domain group to a local computer
group. --- Steve

http://www.windowsitpro.com/Windows/Article/ArticleID/37939/37939.html

CiD said:
thank you for your informative reply!!!


Whats really odd is that theres a group called " network operators "
in my windows 2000 client computer, so I added the local user to that
group . However it still didnt work. I guess its getting that info
from the domain server and the actual network admin group doesnt exist
locally on that computer.



I

If you want non administrators to change network configuration you will
have
to add then to the "network configuration operators" group on their local
computer. This group only exists on Windows XP and Windows 2003 computers.
For Windows 2000 the user must be a local administrator [or know
credentials
for] on their computer to configure network configuration. --- Steve


CiD said:
for the life of me, I have been at it for several hours.. using
windows 2003 server and have edited the Group policy for the object "
work " however, I am still not able to let the power users change its
network configurations.


i am going to user configuration, administrative templates, network
connections.. i have tried multiple settings, disabling anything that
disallows the user from changing the network info



Any help is appreciated
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Back
Top