Question : Default Username in MS Active Directory

HI,

Im running a network on microsoft Active Directory. We have Windows XP Professional installed on all our Dell, P4 workstations. Normally, the default username at login is the person that logged in previously. This is the case for all our workstations except one.

(e.g. Joe logged into workstation 1 yesterday, therefore, when joe turns the computer on, he should see his username there.)

However, with this one (rogue) machine, the default username is someone that worked here several years ago, and every morning the employee has to delete this name, enter hers and her password.

Is there anyway i can get it back to normal?

Maybe a registry tweek or something? I want the last user that logged in to show up in the Login field at startup.

Thanks!

Answer : Default Username in MS Active Directory

Writing a LOCAL computer Policy

NOTE write the policy as the local administrator and leave the mmc on the administrators desktop to avoid locking your self down!

To open a local access policy window
Start > Run > type gpedit.msc

Basically there are two types of policy computer policy and user policy

Good info on policies and applying them to remote PC’s
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/samplechapters/dsec/dsec_pol_dbyy.asp




COMMON POLICIES AND WHERE TO FIND THEM

Don’t display last logon Name
Computer Configuration > Local Policies > Security Options > Do not display last user name in login screen (enable)
Stop users installing unsigned Drivers
Computer Configuration > Local Policies > Security Options > Unsigned Driver installation behaviour

REMEMBER save the MMC console on the Administrators Desktop!

HOW TO: Apply Local Policies to all Users Except Administrators on Windows 2000 in a Workgroup Setting
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=293655