Running and application with a domain user even if you’re not in a domain.

re: Running and application with a domain user even if you’re not in a domain.

GS — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 03:50:01 GMT

The only problem with that approach that it can not be used for automation etc since you can not specify password in this statement and hence can not be part of batch file or anything similar in nature.

re: Running and application with a domain user even if you’re not in a domain.

JH — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:39:44 GMT

If you use Start/Run with:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe keymgr.dll, KRShowKeyMgr

(changing C:\Windows as needed) you can store a user name with domain and password for a specific computer/server. When you connect to that computer windows will then use these credentials in preference to the credentials you have used to log in to the computer you are on. Beware this does save them so make sure your own computer is secure - but this does allow the automation GS desires

re: Running and application with a domain user even if you’re not in a domain.

Tony — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:55:03 GMT

A colleage of mine Rob pointed this out. I can't believe this really useful capability has been there and I didn't come across it. Thank you very much for this. This will really make a difference to me - for running my desktop tools within the context of another domain.

Tony S.

re: Running and application with a domain user even if you’re not in a domain.

Davide Mauri — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:01:07 GMT

JH: Cool! I'll try it ASAP! Thanks for sharing!

re: Running and application with a domain user even if you’re not in a domain.

Davide Mauri — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:13:33 GMT

Tony: You're welcome! :)

re: Running and application with a domain user even if you’re not in a domain.

JH — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:04:32 GMT

BTW - seeing as this is a SQL blog you might want to know my tip allows you to access SQL servers using normal SQL "Windows authorization" connections across to other domains too

re: Running and application with a domain user even if you’re not in a domain.

Mike B — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 04:52:43 GMT

Yes. I was very overjoyed when I found this trick.