Add Local System to security group

[prinand]

I have a list of servers where I have to add the SYSTEM to a security group

Set objLocalSystem = GetObject("WinNT://" & strComputer & "/SYSTEM,group")
Set objLocalGroup = GetObject("WinNT://" & strComputer & "/Backup operators,group")
objLocalGroup.add(objLocalSystem)

however I cannot select SYSTEM this way.
I have tried several scripts, which show me all the users and groups, but system does not appear.

I also added system to a group, and then retrieved the group and listed the members, and then it just printed SYSTEM


So does anyone how I can get the object :
NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM, so I can add it to the group ??

 

[WhoKilledKenny]

First, what is it that you are trying to accomplish by adding the SYSTEM to the BackupOperators group? Maybe there is a different solution for the result you are looking for. Sorry, just want to get the why out of the way before attempting the how.

 

[prinand]

while I was answering your question, I looked at it again and refrased my search and that solved it.
it's very simple :

Set objLocalGroup = GetObject("WinNT://" & strComputer & "/Backup operators,group")
objLocalGroup.add("WINNT://NT-AUTHORITY/SYSTEM")

that's all... (off course you get an error thrown if the system is already in a group, so you need to catch that error, but that is no issue...)

so, in a way, thannks for forcing me to look slightly different at my own question

 

[WhoKilledKenny]

You could also add
ON ERROR RESUME NEXT to your code. This way when I finds the member already exits, your code will just move on, so you wont have to catch the error.

 

[mrmovie]

defensive programming is dead?