Mimic the behavior of a machine added to a domain

Mimic the behavior of a machine added to a domain [closed]

Hello,

For some reason, the IT department at our company does not want to add Windows 7 and Windows Vista machine to the domain controller.

I hate to always provide my network credentials everytime I access a shared folder on a machine that is joined to the domain. I also hate to always provide my password when I launch outlook or Visual Studio (Team Explorer).

Is there a way to mimic the behavior of a machine that is added to a domain without actually adding the machine in the domain?

For shares, I can create a batch file that will NET USE the different fileservers we use here but that is a huge security risk as I will type my password as plaintext.

Thanks!

flag	asked Nov 25 at 11:41 Ian 33●3

	Maybe this question would find more answers on ServerFault.com (sister site dedicated to sysadmin questions). Your problem is linked to a sysadmin environment, maybe one will have an answer. There is a migration system between the sites, so if this questions is judged to be indeed more suitable on serverfault by other people, it will be created there automatically. Be sure to create your account there as well, and link it to this one, to keep ownership of the question. – Gnoupi Nov 25 at 13:34
	Hi, thanks for the advice. Can I move this manually? – Ian Nov 25 at 13:42
	@Ian - Just wait for a bit, the moderators will migrate it. Don't repost the same, just follow the link – Sathya Nov 25 at 13:47

	migrated to serverfault.com by Gnoupi, Diago♦ Nov 25 at 15:24
	This question is server or system administration related, and is a better fit for Server Fault.