unable to logon without domain connection

[DomainMaster]

When using my laptop, I can log in without any problems, provided I am connected to the LAN. However, when I am disconnected from the LAN, trying to logon results in "domain xyz is unavailable" and I cannot logon.
(under win2k this would result in a "using cached credentials" notice....)

I know this is configurable in XP Pro, but where ?

thanks in advance. Jon.
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[dilettante]

Try going to your Local Security Policy settings.

One way to get here is:

Start:
Administrative Tools:
Local Security Policy

Then select:

Security Settings:
Local Policies:
Security Options

... in the tree-view pane at left.

Scroll down in the list in the right-hand pane, looking for:

Interactive Logon: Number of previous logons to cache...

The default setting is 10 logons. To change this, double-click on the option described above. Change it in the popop dialog to some appropriate value and click OK.

It seems unlikely this has been altered, but of course one never knows. For that matter, who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of network administrators? If this is a corporate laptop your local box jockeys may even have locked you out of these security options using site policies.

Good luck. Hope that was it, hope it lets you change it!

 

[DomainMaster]

thanks for your input, dilettante, but I found the fault to be that the laptop was not properly registered on the domain. I removed it from the domain, then re-added it, and all is well now.

thanks for your help though.

cheers. Jon.
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