Guest rina Posted June 10, 2008 Posted June 10, 2008 Hello We have a domain based network and Windows XP Pro workstations and admins far away ... The normal workstation login is 1. ctrl-alt-del -> user name -> password -> domain name or 2. ctrl-alt-del -> doamin name\user name -> password When no network connection is availbale, sometimes mobile stations may fail to login with error "domanin not availbale", locking user out of their mobile workstation. What settings are required to set up on the mobile computer to log into Windows XP when domain isn't available? There doesn't seem to be any other choice in login dialog but to login to domain, even when no network connection is available. Is it by Windows XP design? Thanks. John
Guest Meinolf Weber Posted June 10, 2008 Posted June 10, 2008 Re: problem to log into mobile workstation when no doamin available Hello rina, See here about Cached credentials: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913485 Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm > Hello > > We have a domain based network and Windows XP Pro workstations and > admins far away ... > > The normal workstation login is > > 1. ctrl-alt-del -> user name -> password -> domain name > or > 2. ctrl-alt-del -> doamin name\user name -> password > When no network connection is availbale, sometimes mobile stations may > fail to login with error "domanin not availbale", locking user out of > their mobile workstation. > > What settings are required to set up on the mobile computer to log > into Windows XP when domain isn't available? > > There doesn't seem to be any other choice in login dialog but to login > to domain, even when no network connection is available. Is it by > Windows XP design? > > Thanks. > John
Guest rina Posted June 10, 2008 Posted June 10, 2008 Re: problem to log into mobile workstation when no doamin available Thanks for the link. Appears the Windows XP capability to "join" domain when domain isn't availbale is named Cached credentials. According this link info, it normal to log in domain, even when it's not availbale, that's due to Cached credentials. But is there any ideas, why it may log in fail sometimes? Is there any Xp client side settings, as it seems that sometimes Cached credentials are lost. Thanks. "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message news:ff16fb66a00f48ca99491a153d14@msnews.microsoft.com... > Hello rina, > > See here about Cached credentials: > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913485 > > Best regards > > Meinolf Weber > Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and > confers no rights. > ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups > ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm > >> Hello >> >> We have a domain based network and Windows XP Pro workstations and >> admins far away ... >> >> The normal workstation login is >> >> 1. ctrl-alt-del -> user name -> password -> domain name >> or >> 2. ctrl-alt-del -> doamin name\user name -> password >> When no network connection is availbale, sometimes mobile stations may >> fail to login with error "domanin not availbale", locking user out of >> their mobile workstation. >> >> What settings are required to set up on the mobile computer to log >> into Windows XP when domain isn't available? >> >> There doesn't seem to be any other choice in login dialog but to login >> to domain, even when no network connection is available. Is it by >> Windows XP design? >> >> Thanks. >> John > >
Guest Meinolf Weber Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 Re: problem to log into mobile workstation when no doamin available Hello rina, Don't heard about. But the user has to login once at the domain before. Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm > Thanks for the link. > Appears the Windows XP capability to "join" domain when domain isn't > availbale is named Cached credentials. > According this link info, it normal to log in domain, even when it's > not availbale, that's due to Cached credentials. > > But is there any ideas, why it may log in fail sometimes? Is there any > Xp client side settings, as it seems that sometimes Cached credentials > are lost. > > Thanks. > > "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message > news:ff16fb66a00f48ca99491a153d14@msnews.microsoft.com... > >> Hello rina, >> >> See here about Cached credentials: >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913485 >> Best regards >> >> Meinolf Weber >> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and >> confers no rights. >> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups >> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm >>> Hello >>> >>> We have a domain based network and Windows XP Pro workstations and >>> admins far away ... >>> >>> The normal workstation login is >>> >>> 1. ctrl-alt-del -> user name -> password -> domain name >>> or >>> 2. ctrl-alt-del -> doamin name\user name -> password >>> When no network connection is availbale, sometimes mobile stations >>> may >>> fail to login with error "domanin not availbale", locking user out >>> of >>> their mobile workstation. >>> What settings are required to set up on the mobile computer to log >>> into Windows XP when domain isn't available? >>> >>> There doesn't seem to be any other choice in login dialog but to >>> login to domain, even when no network connection is available. Is it >>> by Windows XP design? >>> >>> Thanks. >>> John
Guest Florian Frommherz [MVP] Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 Re: problem to log into mobile workstation when no doamin available Howdie! Meinolf already replied - my thoughts about it inline. rina schrieb: > What settings are required to set up on the mobile computer to log into > Windows XP when domain isn't available? That's Cached Credentials. It saves ten logons by default so if it isn't explicitly deactivated, it should work. What's the exact error message you get? There could also be an issue with the resolving the domain's name although network connectivity is given. > There doesn't seem to be any other choice in login dialog but to login to > domain, even when no network connection is available. Is it by Windows XP > design? You can try OTHERDOMAIN\username for another domain or MACHINENAME\username for a local user. cheers, Florian -- Microsoft MVP - Windows Server - Group Policy. eMail: prename [at] frickelsoft [dot] net. blog: http://www.frickelsoft.net/blog. Use a newsreader! http://www.frickelsoft.net/news.html
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