Setting Windows users as workstation admins

[Kestrel]

So, here’s the setup:

I have an Xserve running Server 10.5.6. It is a SMB primary domain controller and users are being stored in Open Directory. I have Windows XP PC’s bound to the SMB domain and users are able to log into those machines with their OD logins and utilize roaming profiles stored on the Xserve.

However, when they log in, users are only “Limited” accounts. They cannot add/remove software or make any kind of admin changes to their workstation. How can I designate users to be admins on particular machines, or at least all workstations in the domain?

I’ve found if you log in as a local admin on a workstation and add a network user to the Administrators group, they then have admin access to the machine, however, this is not very convenient. Certainly there’s a way to push this kind of privilege from the server side?

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