Re: Logon Domain

From: Steven Umbach (n9zrou_at_nscomcast.com)
Date: 11/18/03 

Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 01:03:56 GMT

If the user has accounts in multiple domains and for whatever reason the
administrator wants a particular domain computer to allow logging on to a
particular domain or only members from a particular domain , then configuring
logon locally as I described will accomplish that. --- Steve

"Paul Adare" <padare@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1a2334e8fcf3ab8b98969c@msnews.microsoft.com...
> In article <Azdub.226220$HS4.1966531@attbi_s01>, in the
> microsoft.public.win2000.security news group, Steven Umbach
> <n9zrou@nscomcast.com> says...
>
> > I know of no way to modify the list on the drop down box. What you could do
is
> > configure the "log on locally" user right assignment for each domain or
> > appropriate Organizational Unit. Remove everyone and users and replace it
with
> > the domain users group for that domain to control what domain they can logon
> > o. --- Steve
> >
>
> You're misunderstanding the logon locally right. That setting controls
> the right to logon interactively to a particular computer, has nothing
> to do with which domain they can choose in the list. A user logging on
> can choose any domain they like from the list, however, they'll only be
> able to successfully log on when the choose the domain in which their
> user account exists.
>
> --
> Paul Adare
> What use is it that knowledge mounts?
> It's knowing something good that counts.
> Friedrich von Logau

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