Everyone group can't be added or deleted

Question

Hello,

I need to create a local group called Everyone on a domain joined Windows Server 2016 Standard server.

When I try to create the group using: "net localgroup Everyone /add" I get the error "The account already exists"

When I try to delete the group using: "net localgroup Everyone /delete" I get the error "System error 1376 has occurred. The specified local group does not exist."

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How can I create this group please?

Thank you,
Ryan

Answer 1

May need to ask for help here in vmware forums. Everyone group is a special identity group and already exists.
https://communities.vmware.com/

Also note it says This is a known issue affecting ESXi 6.0 This issue is resolved in ESXi 6.0 Update 1

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Answer 2

Everyone group is a special identity group so you cannot change it.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-2000-server/bb727067(v=technet.10)?redirectedfrom=MSDN

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Answer 3

Pick another name.

Everyone is a built-in security principal.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/0fdcaf87-ee5e-8929-e54c-65e04235a634

S-1-1-0 Everyone A group that includes all users, even anonymous users and guests. Membership is controlled by the operating system

Answer 4

Hello @MotoX80 and @Dave Patrick

I'm trying to create the group and add my domain user to the group in order to install VMWare Tools which is failing as recommended by: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2114476

Thank you,
Ryan

Answer 5

Hello all,

Thank you for your responses.

In the end fully manually removing the VMware Tools then installing them as fresh did the trick.

Fully manually removed them following: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/82649

Thank you,
Ryan