MAC on Windows Domain & prompting for local password

stoofa · 25 Nov 2010 at 14:34

OK, very new to the MAC world.
However I need to start supporting them at work.

I've added a new Macbook to our Windows domain.
I checked "Allow Administration" and allowed the following:

domain name\domain admins
domain name\domain users

So in theory anyone who logs onto this MAC should have local admin rights - through being a member of domain users.

I just tried to install Office 2011.
It immediately popped up prompting for the local username/password combination that I entered while I was setting the MAC up.

If I have to describe it - it's almost like UAC for the MAC!
Is there something I need to set to turn this off?
So that if "Allow Administration" is set, and "Domain Users" are listed here, then there will be no prompt for local usernames and passwords?

theheyes · 25 Nov 2010 at 21:32

At the prompt, does putting in your domain username and password work?

stoofa · 25 Nov 2010 at 23:00

I've not tried.
It always puts in the local username I setup when I first switched the MAC on, so I've just been entering the password.
Not sure if it will let me specify another account at this point - I'll check tomorrow.
It's almost as if it's asking permission from the local administrator account even though "Domain Users" have Administration rights.

stoofa · 26 Nov 2010 at 09:56

With reference to the last question.
Yes, using the domain username & password is fine at that prompt.

So now it is more or less like UAC - prompting to confirm you want to do something.
Not an issue to most users, but admin level people would probably love to turn that off