Adds, displays, or modifies local groups. Used without parameters, net localgroup displays the name of the server and the names of local groups on the computer.
Syntax
net localgroup [GroupName [/comment:"text"]] [/domain]
net localgroup [GroupName {/add [/comment:"text"] | /delete} [/domain]]
net localgroup [GroupName name [ ...] {/add | /delete} [/domain]]
Parameters
GroupName
: Specifies the name of the local group to add, expand, or delete. Used without additional parameters, net localgroup GroupName displays a list of users or global groups in a local group.
/comment:"
text
"
: Adds a comment for a new or existing group. The comment can contain up to 48 characters. Enclose the text in quotation marks.
/domain
: Performs the operation on the primary domain controller of the current domain. Otherwise, the operation is performed on the local computer.
name
[ ...]
: Lists one or more user names or group names to add or remove from a local group.
/add
: Adds a global group name or user name to a local group. You must first establish an account for users or global groups before you can add it to a local group with this command.
/delete
: Removes a group name or user name from a local group.
net help
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Remarks
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Using /domain
/domain applies only to Windows XP Professional computers that are members of a domain. By default, server computers perform operations on the primary domain controller.
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Using name
Separate multiple entries with a space. Names can be local users, users on other domains, or global groups, but not other local groups. If a user is from another domain, preface the user name with the domain name (for example, Sales\Ralphr).
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Grouping users
Use net localgroup to group users who use the computer or network in the same or similar ways. When you assign rights to a local group, each member of the local group automatically has the same rights.
Examples
To display a list of all the local groups on the local server, type:
net localgroup
To add a local group called Exec to the local user accounts database, type:
net localgroup exec /add
To add a local group called Exec to the domain user accounts database, type:
net localgroup exec /add /domain
To add the existing user accounts stevev, ralphr (from the Sales domain), and jennyt to the Exec local group on the local computer, type:
net localgroup exec stevev sales\ralphr jennyt /add
To add the existing user accounts stevev, ralphr, and jennyt to the Exec group of a domain, type:
net localgroup exec stevev ralphr jennyt /add /domain
To display users in the Exec local group, type:
net localgroup exec
To add a comment to the Exec local group record, type:
net localgroup exec /comment:"The executive staff."
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