We would like to make an account for a secondary admin to use on the endpoints without making them a full domain admin, is this possible from the AD or would it have to be a local user created manually on each endpoint device?
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We would like to make an account for a secondary admin to use on the endpoints without making them a full domain admin, is this possible from the AD or would it have to be a local user created manually on each endpoint device?
This can be done using GPO.
Make group and add users to whom you wanted to be an local admin on the endpoints.
and then add that group in the policy.
Below is the GPO you can configure.
Open Group Policy Management Editor (GPMC)
Create a New Group Policy Object and name it Local Administrators – Servers
Navigate to Computer Configuration -> Policies -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Restricted Groups. Right Click on the right panel and select Add Group
Browse for the Active Directory Group you wish to add as a local admin
Select This group is a member of
Select Browse
Type Administrator – Note: Be sure to add “s” at the end
Click Check Names to make sure it resolves and click OK
Close out of the window
Thank you for responding to question, Raghav.