Hello everyone,

I am looking to get some info about windows networking, users, and how things play together. I have done some googling and was told about this forum so thought I would post here.

We have a windows 2019 server domain controller that our client computers use for user credentials. When I set up a new client computer, I create a local administrator account. I then join the computer with the domain and log in with a domain user administrator account.

If I need to make changes to the computer (say to change the UAC, change certain options, etc), I cannot use the domain administrator account and need to switch to the local user administrator account.

Is this how it is suppose to work? If not, where should I look to change settings so that the domain administrator account can make changes on the client computer?

Thanks so much.

-S

Yep. I am that much of a NOOB!

On a side note...Is there a way to put in these variable (%SystemRoot%) somewhere to see where they go? Like can I put cd %SystemRoot% into CMD and then PWD to see where I am?

Oh and BTW, I can only see the task if I run the task scheduler as an administrator and enter in my domain credentials for this for the administrator account.

You ROCK!!! Thanks dbeato.

Here is my AD

And my GP with the GPO linked to the Test OU with WS27 in it.

Here is the correction

But that didn't even work so I copied just what you had c:\Windows\system32\shutdown.exe. Still no love after gpupdate /force

So then a friend of mine said that I couldn't just type in NT Authority \System. I had to use the change user and search with just system. When it came up with SYSTEM, I selected this and then when I went back to the place where the user goes, it said NT Authority\System! So now it seems to be working. I think a combo of the pathway as well as the user was why I couldn't get this to work. None of the walk throughs were written for someone with such little knowledge as myself.

Thanks for the help

@dbeato I posted pictures above. What other settings can I show you? The task isn't showing up on the target computer so this is where I am having problems. Thank you again.

Thank you thecreaitvone91 and Obsolesce. Here is the output from the gpresult.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f9AD_EvjBkXM4aVtyHYObS5qKKnni8qx/view?usp=sharing

Do you have any walk through on checking the event viewer?

Thanks dbeato. I think you are lucky that it is working for you as it isn't working for me. I am not sure why and I think I have set it up just like you have.

@thecreaitvone91 Great. I created it as a computer GPO and linked it, but it isn't shutting down the computer but I also don't see it in the task scheduler. What other trouble shooting should I do? Also here is what it looks like so if you see anything missing please let me know. Thank you very much.!

Hey deabeto! Is that a user or a computer GPO?

@Dashrender I think I saw that post. So there may not be a place to see the task?