Hello,

New install of XP pro and the machine gets joined to the domain.

We than set up a local account with admin rights and log onto the computer
with that account. This account will be always be used and the machine is in
a location that has no network connections. So it won't be authenticating to
the doamin.

The MY Documents won't work because it is poiting to a network location.
How does it get that setting is it based on the users profile who logged on
and joined it to the domain.

If so what is the recommended method of setting up the default user?

Thanks

The date and time was Wednesday, June 24, 2009 6:52:01 PM, and on a
whim, Pat pounded out on the keyboard:

> Hello,
>
> New install of XP pro and the machine gets joined to the domain.
>
> We than set up a local account with admin rights and log onto the computer
> with that account. This account will be always be used and the machine is in
> a location that has no network connections. So it won't be authenticating to
> the doamin.
>
> The MY Documents won't work because it is poiting to a network location.
> How does it get that setting is it based on the users profile who logged on
> and joined it to the domain.
>
> If so what is the recommended method of setting up the default user?
>
> Thanks
>

Hi Pat,

If it doesn't have a network connection, why join it to a domain? It's
probably a Group Policy that has changed the location of My Documents.

I would just set it up as a workgroup computer. I have lots of
volunteer workstations on networks I admin and none of them are on the
domain. They have internet access and perform great, but they have
network connections.


Terry R.
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Terry,

We have applications that get installed with group policy and when the
computers need updates the computer can be moved to a location that has
network connnectivity and the apps get updated. No need to send a tech. Also
having them join the domain allows us to inventory the asset. The question is
then how does the default user account get it's settings when it log on
localy?

"Terry R." wrote:

> The date and time was Wednesday, June 24, 2009 6:52:01 PM, and on a
> whim, Pat pounded out on the keyboard:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > New install of XP pro and the machine gets joined to the domain.
> >
> > We than set up a local account with admin rights and log onto the computer
> > with that account. This account will be always be used and the machine is in
> > a location that has no network connections. So it won't be authenticating to
> > the doamin.
> >
> > The MY Documents won't work because it is poiting to a network location.
> > How does it get that setting is it based on the users profile who logged on
> > and joined it to the domain.
> >
> > If so what is the recommended method of setting up the default user?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
>
> Hi Pat,
>
> If it doesn't have a network connection, why join it to a domain? It's
> probably a Group Policy that has changed the location of My Documents.
>
> I would just set it up as a workgroup computer. I have lots of
> volunteer workstations on networks I admin and none of them are on the
> domain. They have internet access and perform great, but they have
> network connections.
>
>
> Terry R.
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The date and time was Wednesday, June 24, 2009 9:05:01 PM, and on a
whim, Pat pounded out on the keyboard:

> Terry,
>
> We have applications that get installed with group policy and when the
> computers need updates the computer can be moved to a location that has
> network connnectivity and the apps get updated. No need to send a tech. Also
> having them join the domain allows us to inventory the asset. The question is
> then how does the default user account get it's settings when it log on
> localy?
>
> "Terry R." wrote:
>
>> The date and time was Wednesday, June 24, 2009 6:52:01 PM, and on a
>> whim, Pat pounded out on the keyboard:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> New install of XP pro and the machine gets joined to the domain.
>>>
>>> We than set up a local account with admin rights and log onto the computer
>>> with that account. This account will be always be used and the machine is in
>>> a location that has no network connections. So it won't be authenticating to
>>> the doamin.
>>>
>>> The MY Documents won't work because it is poiting to a network location.
>>> How does it get that setting is it based on the users profile who logged on
>>> and joined it to the domain.
>>>
>>> If so what is the recommended method of setting up the default user?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>> Hi Pat,
>>
>> If it doesn't have a network connection, why join it to a domain? It's
>> probably a Group Policy that has changed the location of My Documents.
>>
>> I would just set it up as a workgroup computer. I have lots of
>> volunteer workstations on networks I admin and none of them are on the
>> domain. They have internet access and perform great, but they have
>> network connections.
>>
>>
>> Terry R.
>>

The settings are configured when the profile is set up. Since the
workstation is on a domain when configured, and then taken off, the
settings are incorrect for its usage. Login credentials are cached, but
if a GP sets a lot of things like the location of MD, the IT people may
need to create a GP for workstations like this, with access to the local
resources.

I still update workstations that aren't on a domain, because they have
internet access. You don't need a tech for that either.

Terry R.
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