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pkolodziej
pkolodziej

Reputation: 1367

windows user domain account question

I have one question regarding domain account. I have one domain controller where all the user information are stored. I have joined the domain on my laptop but I observed that I am able to log-in using domain credentials even if domain controller is down. How is this possible?

Kind Regards PK

Upvotes: 1

Views: 291

Answers (3)

Reputation:

Windows will cache previous user login credentials locally so you can still log in if the DC is down. You shouldn't be able to access network resources that might need you to login though.

Upvotes: 0

Justin Niessner
Justin Niessner

Reputation: 245479

If you've logged on to the laptop prior to the Domain Controller being down, your credentials are cached locally on the machine.

This occurs so that you can use your domain credentials to log into the machine even if you are disconnected from the network (working from home, etc.).

Upvotes: 5

BobbyShaftoe
BobbyShaftoe

Reputation: 28499

You're using cached credentials. You can disable this in the registry if you want.

Upvotes: 3

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