DOCUMENT:Q150295  09-AUG-2001  [winnt]
TITLE   :Group Names and Using NET GROUP Utility
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT
PROD/VER:3.5 3.51 4.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbnetwork

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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When you use the NET GROUP command line utility and one of your groups has a
space in its name, you receive the following message:

   The syntax of this command is:

   NET GROUP [groupname [/COMMENT:"text"]][/DOMAIN]

             groupname </ADD [/COMMENT:"text"] | /DELETE> [/DOMAIN]
             groupname username [...] </ADD | /DELETE> [/DOMAIN]

MORE INFORMATION
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If a group name has a space in it, for example Domain Admins, you need to
specify the group name inside quotation marks ("Domain Admins"). Use the
following syntax to view the user names associated with the group:

1. Open an MS-DOS prompt.

2. Type NET GROUP "Domain Admins"

3. The following information will be displayed:

   Group Name        Domain Admins
   Comment           Designated administrators of the domain
   Members
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   Administrator
   The command completed successfully.

Additional query words: prodnt
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Keywords          : kbnetwork 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNT350search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS351search kbWinNTS350search
Version           : 3.5 3.51 4.0

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