Switching between profiles in domain environment ??

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Win2k3 AD with XP Pro client machines.

Is it possible to switch to another profile when a PC gets locked out?

Let's say user-A is logged on, leaves for the day, then user-B has to log
on, but he doesn't know the other user's password. Can he log on with his
credentials, while leaving the first user logged on, sort of like how it's
done with local users & XP Home edition ?

Could group policy enable switching back and forth with both users logged on
?

I tend to think it may not be possible, but I'm not sure.

Thanks.
 
What you're talking about is the Fast User Switching feature in XP, but
unfortunately this feature is disabled when a machine joins a domain and
there is no way--GP or otherwise--to enable it on machines that are domain
members.

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MLK said:
Win2k3 AD with XP Pro client machines.

Is it possible to switch to another profile when a PC gets locked out?

Let's say user-A is logged on, leaves for the day, then user-B has to
log on, but he doesn't know the other user's password. Can he log on
with his credentials, while leaving the first user logged on, sort of
like how it's done with local users & XP Home edition ?

Could group policy enable switching back and forth with both users
logged on ?

I tend to think it may not be possible, but I'm not sure.

Thanks.
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There's always the power button. :)
 
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