IMHO creating stored-password connections to a server is not good practice
anyway. If the laptop becomes accessible to someone who shouldn't have it,
then your network security is compromised. Stored passwords are not secure,
there are a number of utilities which can extract them from the registry.
(for example Korben's RockXP)
http://mylogon.net will allow you to set him up with alogon, and logon
script, without the laptop having to be adomain-member. Again (and by design)
it won't allow a passwordless connection, though.
"dath" wrote:
> I have a client that has a shared folder on his 2003 server domain controller
> and he wants access to this folder without having to re enter the user name
> and password each time he reboots his laptop. He is using vista so I setup a
> mapped drive to this shared folder and checked the box to automatically login
> after reboot with the admin credentials but each time I reboot you have to
> manually enter in the user name and password. He does not want to join the
> domain all he wants is his shortcut to this mapped drive to work. Does
> anyone know a work around to accomplish this?
>
> I know with my old 2000 DC I could setup a user with the same name and pw as
> the xp pro laptop user and it would pass through without having to join the
> domain so can I do the same with a 2003 DC and vista?
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