orbs Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 ok, here's me probably missing the obvious again... it may be the late hour, but this is something i just don't get: i create a new local group. i want to make the local "Administrators" group a member of that new group. i cannot do that manually, as the "Administrators" group does not appear in the list of users and groups that i can add to the new group. however, this command line works: net localgroup "MyNewGroup" "Administrators" /add not that i mind doing it via command line :-) but why can't i do this manually? Signature - my forum contributions: Spoiler UDF: LFN - support for long file names (over 260 characters) InputImpose - impose valid characters in an input control TimeConvert - convert UTC to/from local time and/or reformat the string representation AMF - accept multiple files from Windows Explorer context menu DateDuration - literal description of the difference between given dates Apps: Touch - set the "modified" timestamp of a file to current time Show For Files - tray menu to show/hide files extensions, hidden & system files, and selection checkboxes SPDiff - Single-Pane Text Diff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 How are you trying to do it manually, and what OS are you using? If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators JLogan3o13 Posted August 23, 2016 Moderators Share Posted August 23, 2016 It is a feature. Even if you do it from command line, the functionality is not there: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee681621(v=ws.10).aspx "Profanity is the last vestige of the feeble mind. For the man who cannot express himself forcibly through intellect must do so through shock and awe" - Spencer W. Kimball How to get your question answered on this forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orbs Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 thanks @JLogan3o13, i realized that when i noticed that even when the command line succeeded, the permission were not actually propagated. now thanks to your link i know it is so by design. as a "solution", i changed the process to list the local users in the group so i then join the users instead of the group itself, with a proper notification. @BrewManNH, i did not mention the OS as i tried it on several (2008 & 7 in a domain, and a standalone XP). all produced same results. Signature - my forum contributions: Spoiler UDF: LFN - support for long file names (over 260 characters) InputImpose - impose valid characters in an input control TimeConvert - convert UTC to/from local time and/or reformat the string representation AMF - accept multiple files from Windows Explorer context menu DateDuration - literal description of the difference between given dates Apps: Touch - set the "modified" timestamp of a file to current time Show For Files - tray menu to show/hide files extensions, hidden & system files, and selection checkboxes SPDiff - Single-Pane Text Diff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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