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Hi experts,

I need an advice on how to automatically add users who log on to a Windows
XP workstation in a domain to a certain user group (in this case I need them
to be part of Power Users group). I found Group Policy had no option for this.

Thank you very much.

William Auw Jong
 
William said:
I need an advice on how to automatically add users who log on to a
Windows XP workstation in a domain to a certain user group (in this case I
need them to be part of Power Users group). I found Group Policy
had no option for this.
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You 'found' incorrectly.
How did you research to 'find' that group policy could not do this?

Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

To use restricted groups:
- Open Active Directory Users and Computers.
- Browse to the OU that will contain the computer account objects
- Open "Properties"
- Select the Group Policy Tab
- Create a new Group Policy Object
- Edit the new object
- In the Group Policy MMC, browse to:
Computer Configuration/Windows Settings/Security Settings/Restricted
Groups
- Right-Click and choose "Add Group"
- The group name you enter will be the group that is restricted ("Power
Users")
- Select the group and choose the allowed members. ("Authenticated Users")

I recommend against making all users power users. Too much power. Leave
them as users.
 
Hi Shenan,

Thanks for the response. I might have a misunderstanding. I thought the
Group Name when I add a group in Restricted Groups can be anything as it is
just a name, "Member of this group" would be users in the domain I wanted to
add to Power Users, and "The group is a member of" would be Power Users,
which I could not find as there was no Power Users group built-in in DC.

According to your explanation, the correct way to do it is to give the Group
Name Power Users, "Members of this group" will be Authenticated Users, and
"This group is a member of" will be groups in AD.

Is this correct?

Thank you.

William Auw Jong.
 
Hi Shenan,

I got it working. Please disregard my questions on the other reply.

Thank you so much for your help.

William Auw Jong
 
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