-> CH> not the local account. If the DC is down, I get a message
  -> CH> about the domain controller not being available and that
  -> CH> the system is using cached settings, which is the desktop
  -> CH> Frank. As you mention, I have the same local user and
  -> CH> I get when I log into the domain (IE chris from
  -> CH> CowboyCountry Domain). If I log in using the local account
  -> CH> (IE Chris from Old Red) then I get different desktop.  The
  -> CH> local user and the domain user are the same name with the
  -> CH> way it works here.
CH-> FR> When you log into the doamin, you are authenticated to
  -> FR> a domain controller. If a DC is not available, there is
  -> FR> no means of validating the user id and password. Hence,
  -> FR> you cannot log into the domain.
CH->NT 4.0, domain controller or not, after giving you an error message about 
n
  ->being able to find the domain controller, will indeed give you a cached 
use
  ->from  profile. It will also tell you that is is using a cached 
prof
  ->since the domain controller is not available along with the warning that
  ->changes to your profile won't be saved (or something to that effect).
CH-> FR> Since you say you still can log into the domain, I have
  -> FR> to ask if the domain has both a primary and backup
  -> FR> domain controller. If yes, then all domain controllers
  -> FR> would have to be down for the login to fail.
CH->I didn't say I could log into the domain where there isn't a domain 
control
  ->(PCD or BDC) available. I said that NT workstation will give you an error
  ->message about not being able to find a domain controller and will use a 
cac
  ->user profile (desktop settings etc). When a DC (-any dc- PDC or BDC) 
omes
  ->on line, you will then have network access. The original thread of this 
mes
  ->alluded that you couldn't even operate the computer locally with a domain 
u
  ->name and profile. I just wanted to point out that that isn't true. It 
shoul
  ->obvious that without a domain controller you can't have access to network
  ->domain resources.
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