Domain and Local User account differences?

From: Kenneth MacDonald (K.MacDonald_at_ed.ac.uk)
Date: 08/24/04 

Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 09:45:56 +0100

There seems to be a variety of software out there that happily runs if the
user is a Local account and a member of Local Administrators, but doesn't
run if the user is a Domain account and a member of Local Administrators.

Anyone have any ideas what could be different about them?

Cheers,

Kenny.

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