network users as local admins?

i’ve got what seems like a simple question, but haven’t been able to find an answer.

basically, is it possible to set a network user to be an admin on the machines they log in to? i’ve set up users with PHDs before, and then i can check “allow user to administer this computer,” but since its practically a local account, i don’t know if i’ll be able to do this with regular network accounts.

i’d just try it and see what happens, but i can’t afford to roll out network logins for this other project only to find out that the user’s can’t be admins, and then go back.

thanks
~ian