Domain name required?

I'm running Server 2003 w/ SP1 in a single domain. I have an issue when
trying to access recourses from outside the domain. For example, if I try to
access a folder while on a laptop that is not joined I will have to specify
domain\username. This is becoming a hassle since we're adding more users.
How can I specify ONLY the username?

Thank You,

Chris Pirillo <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I'm running Server 2003 w/ SP1 in a single domain. I have an issue
> when trying to access recourses from outside the domain. For example,
> if I try to access a folder while on a laptop that is not joined I
> will have to specify domain\username. This is becoming a hassle since
> we're adding more users. How can I specify ONLY the username?
>
> Thank You,

You can't. Join the computers to the domain. Or get used to domain\username
or (E-Mail Removed)l.

You can't unless the resource is directly on a domain controller. If a
simple ID is specified the Windows machines will use the local userid
store of the machine to determine if the userid specified is correct, it
won't just start trying trusted domains.

--
Joe Richards Microsoft MVP Windows Server Directory Services
Author of O'Reilly Active Directory Third Edition
www.joeware.net


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Chris Pirillo wrote:
> I'm running Server 2003 w/ SP1 in a single domain. I have an issue when
> trying to access recourses from outside the domain. For example, if I try to
> access a folder while on a laptop that is not joined I will have to specify
> domain\username. This is becoming a hassle since we're adding more users.
> How can I specify ONLY the username?
>
> Thank You,
>
>

Hi Joe
> You can't unless the resource is directly on a domain controller.
Are you sure about this?
I know that could represent security issues, but... what about the option
under control painel "Stored users Name and passwords" Network Passwords can
be defined under that option.

--
I hope that the information above helps you.
Have a Nice day.

Jorge Silva
MCSE, MVP Directory Services

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"Joe Richards [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> You can't unless the resource is directly on a domain controller. If a
> simple ID is specified the Windows machines will use the local userid
> store of the machine to determine if the userid specified is correct, it
> won't just start trying trusted domains.
>
> --
> Joe Richards Microsoft MVP Windows Server Directory Services
> Author of O'Reilly Active Directory Third Edition
> www.joeware.net
>
>
> ---O'Reilly Active Directory Third Edition now available---
>
> http://www.joeware.net/win/ad3e.htm
>
>
> Chris Pirillo wrote:
>> I'm running Server 2003 w/ SP1 in a single domain. I have an issue when
>> trying to access recourses from outside the domain. For example, if I try
>> to
>> access a folder while on a laptop that is not joined I will have to
>> specify
>> domain\username. This is becoming a hassle since we're adding more users.
>> How can I specify ONLY the username?
>>
>> Thank You,
>>

That isn't the question, he wants to connect to a remote machine with a
short userid and password. Unless you send the full credentials,
regardless of how that is done, it will not work.

--
Joe Richards Microsoft MVP Windows Server Directory Services
Author of O'Reilly Active Directory Third Edition
www.joeware.net


---O'Reilly Active Directory Third Edition now available---

http://www.joeware.net/win/ad3e.htm


Jorge Silva wrote:
> Hi Joe
>> You can't unless the resource is directly on a domain controller.
> Are you sure about this?
> I know that could represent security issues, but... what about the option
> under control painel "Stored users Name and passwords" Network Passwords can
> be defined under that option.
>

You guys are both correct.

If poster has all relevant account on the non-joined machines
configured (by running control keymgr.dll) to always send a
domain\username when accessing any host.domain.tld machine,
then the users of the non-joined laptops would not get any login
prompting (unless and/or until the stored creds are out of sync
with the specificed domain account). This does assume that the
use of keymgr has not been disabled on the non-joined machines
in their local policy.

Roger

"Joe Richards [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> That isn't the question, he wants to connect to a remote machine with a
> short userid and password. Unless you send the full credentials,
> regardless of how that is done, it will not work.
>
> --
> Joe Richards Microsoft MVP Windows Server Directory Services
> Author of O'Reilly Active Directory Third Edition
> www.joeware.net
>
>
> ---O'Reilly Active Directory Third Edition now available---
>
> http://www.joeware.net/win/ad3e.htm
>
>
> Jorge Silva wrote:
>> Hi Joe
>>> You can't unless the resource is directly on a domain controller.
>> Are you sure about this?
>> I know that could represent security issues, but... what about the option
>> under control painel "Stored users Name and passwords" Network Passwords
>> can be defined under that option.
>>