Logon w/ Cached Credentials when DC unavailable

[Jon P]

We have multiple small sites that do not have a DC
locally. When the link is down, our desktop users can no
longer log in using their domain accounts. I've read XP
will log on without waiting for a network connection, but
is their a way to force Win2000 desktops to do the same?

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

They should work that way by default. Are you set up with policies that
delete cached profiles on logout? What do you see in the event logs?

 

[Jon]

I am using Group Policy, but nothing that would hinder
cached profiles. I am not seeing anything in the event
logs of the workstations referencing problems.

 

[S.J.Haribabu]

Hi Jon,

There is no local cache feature in Windows 2000. Windows 2000 always uses
Synchronous at start up/Logon.

Client Application at
startup/log on Application at refresh

Windows 2000 Synchronous Asynchronous

Thanks,

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[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Not so...I have plenty of W2k users who log in with cached credentials -
laptop users, etc etc etc - it's been the default behavior since NT4, at
least.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Set the registry to allow logins via cached credentials. Set the
CachedLogonCount to something other than zero.

Cached Logon Information
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q172931


Bruce Chambers
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