Disabled Computer Account

[sethisroot]

I have a very small network set up for testing purposes running Windows Server 2003 Enterprise. I have active directory set up and everything is running fine. Just for the hell of it I tried to disable one of the computer accounts but I was still able to log onto the domain via that computer. This seemed strange so I went a step further and deleted the computer account. I am still able to log on with the account deleted all together. I tried logging off and restarting both the client and server but I am still able to log on. What causes this? Is there something I need to do to purge the account out of the serve some how? I am rather new to the whole server environment and am looking to obtain the MCP and eventually MCSA and MCSE. These seem like really basic concepts but I seem to have trouble grasping them. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Seth.

 

[adcfaq]

my exp is regarding less the statues of the computer account, as long as the computer is in that domain, u can log on no problem. but, some GPO won't apply to computer protion.

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[markdmac]

Need more information. What is the OS of the pc in question? If it is a 98 box it doesn't need a computer account to access the domain, only valid user credentials.



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Mark