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The two responses above are correct. Just one addition --&gt; even though it allows you to log on to the computer using the domain account, it does not automatically mean that you'll be able to access domain resources e.g. the file server.<br />
It's just a convenience feature to ensure people can use their computers even when the domain controller is unavailable,<br />

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The two responses above are correct. Just one addition --> even though it allows you to log on to the computer using the domain account, it does not automatically mean that you'll be able to access domain resources e.g. the file server.
It's just a convenience feature to ensure people can use their computers even when the domain controller is unavailable,


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Okay, makes sense. So any user who authenticated once can take their machines home and login right?
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Okay, makes sense. So any user who authenticated once can take their machines home and login right?

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Got the answers i was looking for.
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I have a laptop that i use for work that is joined to our domain at work. However, i noticed that i can still logon using the same username/password/domain even when i take the laptop home. I thought that the laptop would have to contact the domain controller before being allowed to login?
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I have a laptop that i use for work that is joined to our domain at work. However, i noticed that i can still logon using the same username/password/domain even when i take the laptop home. I thought that the laptop would have to contact the domain controller before being allowed to login?

Joining Computer on Domain

The Microsoft Legacy Operating System topic includes legacy versions of Microsoft operating systems prior to Windows 2000: All versions of MS-DOS and other versions developed for specific manufacturers and Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions, and Windows Mobile.

Microsoft Legacy OS

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).