Document number: 69064

 

Determining whether you are an administrator of a machine

Generally, all users are automatically made an administrator of the PeopleSoft computer that was built for you specifically.

To determine whether you are an administrator of a machine, click the operating system you are running and follow the detailed steps.

WINDOWS NT 4.0
WINDOWS 2000

 

 

 

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WINDOWS NT 4.0

1. Click on the Start menu, then on Programs, then on Administrative Tools (Common), and finally, on User Manager.

2. The User Manager screen appears.

3. In the bottom half of the screen ( Groups), double-click on the Administrators group.
   If you are denied access you are not an Administrator.

4. A Local Group Properties screen appears.

5. See if your network user name appears for the network domain ( i.e., Northamerica, Corp, Europe, etc.) you log into.

   • Example: NORTHAMERICA\PNEWMAN.

6. Click OK to close the screen.

7. Close the User Manager screen.

If your current network domain and user name appear in the list, you are an administrator on that machine. If you are not an administrator of the machine but you should be added make an appointment for service by opening a NorthStar Ticket. Be sure to leave a contact number and describe the problem. You will be contacted by the appropriate party. To open a NorthStar Ticket, click here or see document 70001 — How to create a service request in NorthStar.

 

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WINDOWS 2000

1. Click on the Start menu, then on Settings, then on Control Panel, and finally on Users and Passwords.

2. On the Users tab, a list of User Names and Domains appear, along with their Group name.
   If you are denied access at any point you are not an Administrator.

3. Look in the list for your network user name.

   • Example: PNewman

4. Look in the Domain field next to that User Name and make sure it is showing the current network domain ( i.e., Northamerica, Corp, Europe, etc.) you log into.

   • Example: NORTHAMERICA

5. Look in the Group field associated with that User Name and make sure it's showing Administrators as the group name.

6. Click Cancel to close the screen.

If your current network domain and user name appear in the Administrator Group, you are an administrator on that machine. If you are not an administrator of the machine but you should be added make an appointment for service by opening a NorthStar Ticket. Be sure to leave a contact number and describe the problem. You will be contacted by the appropriate party. To open a NorthStar Ticket, click here or see document 70001 — How to create a service request in NorthStar.

 

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Created by the PeopleSoft Knowledge Management Team.
Copyright © 2001 All rights reserved.
Created: kw 04/19/2001
Revised: db 06/15/2001