Login to Domain

[Thomas M.]

Windows XP SP3

I have a machine that is not currently joined to our domain. For a number
of reasons it needs to stay that way. However, there are times when I need
to use the machine and authenticate to our domain. Is there a way to login
to the domain via a script, or maybe from a command line?

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

Windows XP SP3

I have a machine that is not currently joined to our domain. For a number
of reasons it needs to stay that way. However, there are times when I
need
to use the machine and authenticate to our domain. Is there a way to
login
to the domain via a script, or maybe from a command line?

If you want domain authentication then the machine *must* be joined to the
domain. However, you can access domain resources without the machine being
joined to the domain. All you need is to supply a set of acceptable domain
credentials, either by typing them in when challenged or by synchronising
your local account/password with that registered on the domain.

 

[Guest]

As long as it's pointing to the right DNS server, Pegasus

With the machine logged in locally you can use a batch file passing domain
credentials to it but then you have a username/password included there.
Example:

net use s: \\servername\share /user:somsname passwordhere