laptop profiles w/ w/o domain login

[dmahlum4]

I have a laptop that I switched from xp home to 2000 pro for work, but I also use it at home.

Problem:

I want to be able to use 1 profile whereever I go with my laptop. But to access other computers running win 2000 at work I need to login to the domain: Bellevue. So when I bring my computer home I am not connected to the domain so I need to login to my computer instead of bellevue, but I get a different profile. This means that all my desktop shortcuts and office settings are different.

What can I do to have 1 profile that can have the access at work and still be able to use it at home?

[bogdanpaste]

Hi,
looks like your account is not cached. It may be that your system Administrator has disable the caching.
Can u talk to him to enable it ?
if not go see this MS explanation of the process:


Interactive logon: Number of previous logons to cache (in case domain controller is not available)Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options

Description
Determines the number of times a user can log on to a Windows domain using cached account information.

Logon information for domain accounts can be cached locally so that, in the event a domain controller cannot be contacted on subsequent logons, a user can still log on. This setting determines the number of unique users for which logon information is cached locally.

If a domain controller is unavailable and a user's logon information is cached, the user is prompted with the following message:

A domain controller for your domain could not be contacted. You have been logged on using cached account information. Changes to your profile since you last logged on may not be available.

If a domain controller is unavailable and a user's logon information is not cached, the user is prompted with this message:

The system cannot log you on now because the domain <DOMAIN_NAME> is not available.

Default: 10.

Notes

Setting this value to 0 disables the local caching of logon information.
The maximum value for this setting is 50.


Please feel free to ask me any question

[dmahlum4]

That is really helpfull. I have yet to see if I have troubles when I try and plug the laptop into my small network at home (with 2 macs and 1 pcs). Hopefully, I'll still be able to log on as a domain user and have access to the other computers and internet at home.

Thank you!

[hpedroza74]

I tried setting it back to 10, logging back onto the domain to recreate a cached account, then attempted to log into the cached account but it still doesn't work. Any ideas?

Thanks

Originally Posted by bogdanpaste

Hi,
looks like your account is not cached. It may be that your system Administrator has disable the caching.
Can u talk to him to enable it ?
if not go see this MS explanation of the process:


Interactive logon: Number of previous logons to cache (in case domain controller is not available)Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options

Description
Determines the number of times a user can log on to a Windows domain using cached account information.

Logon information for domain accounts can be cached locally so that, in the event a domain controller cannot be contacted on subsequent logons, a user can still log on. This setting determines the number of unique users for which logon information is cached locally.

If a domain controller is unavailable and a user's logon information is cached, the user is prompted with the following message:

A domain controller for your domain could not be contacted. You have been logged on using cached account information. Changes to your profile since you last logged on may not be available.

If a domain controller is unavailable and a user's logon information is not cached, the user is prompted with this message:

The system cannot log you on now because the domain <DOMAIN_NAME> is not available.

Default: 10.

Notes

Setting this value to 0 disables the local caching of logon information.
The maximum value for this setting is 50.


Please feel free to ask me any question