hello, when my computer's client is not connected to network (and so cannot connect to pdc), they are not able to log in, they have a message telling us that the system can't log in because the domain is unavailable, how to permit people to log in even if they are not connected to network? -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/
bob_bipbip wrote:> hello, when my computer's client is not connected to network (and so > cannot connect to pdc), they are not able to log in, they have a > message telling us that the system can't log in because the domain is > unavailable, how to permit people to log in even if they are not > connected to network? > > --Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ > > --To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba >Tell them to log in locally. The Windows login screen has a pulldown list that lets them select which domain to log into. One option is the local computer.
On Wed, 9 Aug 2006, bob_bipbip wrote:> hello, when my computer's client is not connected to network (and so cannot > connect to pdc), they are not able to log in, they have a message telling us > that the system can't log in because the domain is unavailable, how to permit > people to log in even if they are not connected to network?By default, Windows supports up to 10 (I think) cached logons. That means if you user abc logs on while the domain controller IS available, then they can log on later when the domain controller is NOT available, assuming there haven't been 10 people who have logged on since then. So, with a little planning (always be sure to logon before you disconnect, so that your identity is in the cache), you can use only the network user accounts without having to create separate local accounts. That makes things a lot cleaner and simpler, I think. - Logan