Username and password match for both local and domain accounts.
Username and password match for both local and domain accounts.
Hi everybody ! Please, I would like your precious help to the following issue I have... I was given a pc that was logging in to a domain, to format it and install Windows 7 Pro, in order to join it again to the domain. I was given username and password of user. But, not distinguished if this is local or domain account's credentials. I do not know if it is a mistake, and here is where I need your help, but used this username as the local administrator's username. I have not yet tried to join pc to the domain, and still use it locally with no password. When I boot up the pc, it comes to desktop with no credential login message. Just desktop. Now, my question (and problem) is that I have both local administrator and domain user with same username. Tomorrow that I will try to join this pc to domain with definitely this username and password , won't I have any problem with it? If we suppose username is john, already (since completed format and installation), there has been created the folder C:\Users\John With first boot for joining the domain, after giving the credentials, I think it will also try to create C:\Users\John. But already exists for local administrator. Am I right or wrong? What is gonna happen? Conflict? Problems? ps no time for reformat. Thank you for your time !!
The new user folder will use the AD domain in its name to avoid conflicts. No problems should arise, though there could be confusion later if the user updates their password.
Sure! Let's break it down with an example in a folder situation.
Imagine you have a folder called `project`. Inside this folder, you create another folder named `data`. Now, you want to add some files to the `data` folder.
If you simply copy files from another folder into `project`, they won’t be organized. But if you move each file into its own subfolder under `data`, like `file1.txt`, `file2.txt`, etc., it becomes easier to manage and find what you need later.
This way, you’re using the folder structure to keep things clear and structured.
Perfect! Your gratitude is appreciated. All your questions were well addressed.
Another question. Before the change, the PC was part of the domain. Therefore, in the server, there should already be an account linked to the old computer name. Suppose the previous PC name was "test." Then a "test" account must exist. After the format, do I need to use the same name for the PC, or should I provide a different one? Will it log in right away, or must I change it? If changing, does it affect the network?
When using the identical name, automatic login won't happen due to missing domain keys. Joining another machine with the same name updates the existing record. It's unclear if any custom modifications persist through this process.
I believe there was a mix-up. You anticipated the system to handle domain joining automatically, but I replied that it requires manual configuration. Configuring automatic login to a domain account works identically to using a local account, though the accounts remain distinct even with the same name. To switch to domain authentication, you must reconfigure the autologin process manually.