Windows Server 2012 / RDP as Administrator

Question

When I login via RDP to a Windows Server 2012 system and attempt any administrative task (such as managing IIS), I get the following error after typing the password:

What user role must be granted in order to perform this sort of tasks?

The user currently has membership to these groups:

• Administrators
• Backup Operators
• Distributed COM Users
• IIS_IUSRS
• Power Users
• Remote Desktop Users
• Users

Answer 1

1. Open gpedit.msc
2. Navigate to "Computer Configuration / Windows Settings / Security Settings / Local Policies"
3. Ensure Administrators group is allowed to login locally and through RDP