If I used one computer and made a few user accounts...and then I used another computer, typed in the name and password and in the "Log Onto Box", I typed in the computer name with the few accounts- would it load those accounts I made? I'm on a LAN.
2006-09-25 09:24:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
The computer with accounts would be Windows 2000 Professional. There would be 3 other computers, one with XP Pro the other two with 2k Pro. We already have each computer sharing different files and one hooked to a printer. The setup I want is so there is 1 main "server" handling stuff and each computer isn't loaded with stuff. And so anyone could log in to there account from any computer.
2006-09-25 09:32:40 · update #1
Probably not. You're trying to use the features built into a domain (with true server software) in a peer-to-peer network. User accounts, etc. are stored locally on each machine. You won't be able to "log in" under these user accounts from another machine the way you describe.
2006-09-25 11:50:30 · answer #1 · answered by antirion 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends. What OS are you using on the computer that hold the account information?
What are you trying to achieve with this setup? ie:file sharing, print serving
typical setup involves a domain controller and active directory. From there each computer that is a member of a domain would allow user accounts to log in through that work station
2006-09-25 16:28:19 · answer #2 · answered by daymnimlost 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only way to acheive what you're asking is to have a domain setup and with windows 2k pro that's not possible. You need to have the Server edition of Windows 2000 or 2003.
2006-09-25 19:14:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am pretty sure that you must be a member of a domain for that to work since you will have a single user account database located on one machine.
What you are asking for is roaming profiles.
What you can do and I checked on my machine which is XP PRO is that you can create the same account on both machine and configure the profile portion to point to a single point.
for example you can use this path on the profile portion:
\\machinename\path
This is assuming both machines can see each other.
My opinion is based on theory as the experience I have with profiles and and account databases is on a cooperate domain environment.
2006-09-25 16:31:20 · answer #4 · answered by Devnull 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋