How to Add a User to the Local Administrators Group using Remote Background

Here is a simple way to add a domain user to the local administrators Group on a computer using the Remote Background feature in GFI RM

Select the Computer in the Portal

Select the Computer in the Portal and then click the Remote Background Button.

Remote Background

The first is to check if the user is a local administrator. Run the command

net localgroup administrators

This will return the Group Membership and you can look to see who is a member.

Add User to the Administrators Group

You can then add a user to the Group with the command

net localgroup administrators domain\userr /add