Login to multiple domain

[Ed]

Hi all,

Just a stupid quick question.

Is there any possibility that a computer can choose which domain to log into
from the Win 2K/XP login menu? That is, can a computer be able to join
multiple domains? If so, can the user choose which domain to login by using
the pull-down menu?

THx,

 

[Chriss3]

Ed a computer can't be member of multiple domains. But you can allow users
to logon to multiple trusted domains.

 

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

Hi all,

Just a stupid quick question.

Is there any possibility that a computer can choose which domain to log into
from the Win 2K/XP login menu? That is, can a computer be able to join
multiple domains? If so, can the user choose which domain to login by using
the pull-down menu?

Ed,

A computer may be a member of only one domain.
However the Domain drop down box will contain a list of all domains that the
computer account holding domain trusts.
It will include all domains within the forest (if Active Directory) and also
all external trusted domains to the computer account holding domain.

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[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

In addition - this usually isn't necessary, if you're in a situation where
trusts cannot be set up. Just log into domain A with cached credentials, and
you can still access resources on domain B by passing along the domain B
credentials.

 

[Ed]

Ed,

A computer may be a member of only one domain.
However the Domain drop down box will contain a list of all domains that the
computer account holding domain trusts.
It will include all domains within the forest (if Active Directory) and also
all external trusted domains to the computer account holding domain.

Hi Mike,

Do you mean that I can still be able to join Domain A, remove the computer
from it , then join Domain B, and next time I log on I will see both Domain
A and Domain B in the pull-down menu? That comes another question is that if
the computer is now joined in Domain B, how can it be able to log on to
Domain A? Or it cannot log on because it has remove itself from Domain A?

 

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

Hi Mike,

Do you mean that I can still be able to join Domain A, remove the computer
from it , then join Domain B, and next time I log on I will see both Domain
A and Domain B in the pull-down menu? That comes another question is that if
the computer is now joined in Domain B, how can it be able to log on to
Domain A? Or it cannot log on because it has remove itself from Domain A?

Ed,

No.

There are 2 things here.
There is the Computer Account (also called the Machine Account) and the User
account.
The machien account is when a conputer is joined to a Domain. It allows the
PC to start up and login itslef to the domain to then allow it to service
User Account logons.
The machien may only be a member of one domain. So it usually will only
allow users with accounts in that dmain to logon to taht domain through it.
The exception comes when the domain that the machien account is a member of
(joined to) has trust relationships to other domains (or is apart fo an
Active Directory forest etc). In that case the machine can handle requests
by user with accounts in its own domain as well as allow users to logon to
it from domains truested by the machine accounts domain.
So in the Domain drop down box you see the (local machine), the Domain that
the machine is a member of (joined to) and all the Domains that the machine
can talk to to authenticate user accounts from (the trusted domains)

Only machines "join" domains users can have accounts in several domains but
they need a machine that is either in that domain or in a domain that trusts
that domain to allow them to logon (authenticate).

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Mike
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