[Samba] notebook users question

simo idra at samba.org
Tue Apr 17 16:31:56 GMT 2007


On Tue, 2007-04-17 at 10:36 -0500, Adam Williams wrote:
> We have some staff that will be receiving notebook computers and will be 
> doing field work (no internet access when not in the office).  In the 
> office they will be in our domain.  But, how do I handle them logging 
> into their computer when they are not in the office.  They won't be able 
> to contact the domain server for their login username and password.  
> What are my options?  Have them login as administrator/local user when 
> in the field, or is there some way to have Windows XP on the notebooks 
> cache their login username/password info and make it appear they are in 
> the domain?

Windows cache domain credentials by default unless instructed not to do
so.

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Simo Sorce
Samba Team GPL Compliance Officer
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