I've got Server 2008 R2 machine that is joined to a domain. When I try to log into the machine, it shows that I'm logging into the right domain on the login screen, but as soon as I finish typing, it switches from the domain to the local machine. I have to manually use the format domain\user to get it to log in correctly. What could be causing this? Thanks

Is this via RDP? Regards, Dave Patrick .... Microsoft Certified Professional -Microsoft MVP [Windows]

It happens with either local or RDP. Is this something that happens when an admin user tries to log in?

Hello, This might be a policy set at the GPO level. Check the GPO Settings that applied to that server.Isaac Oben MCITP:EA, MCSE

If it was RDP only I would have said this but you must have something else going on. There's a key for each server and you'll want to edit the Reg_Sz string; HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client\Servers UsernameHint within from "computername\username" to "domainname\username" Regards, Dave Patrick .... Microsoft Certified Professional -Microsoft MVP [Windows]

Also, validate the following three registry values under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\ DefaultDomainName AltDefaultDomainName CachePrimaryDomain Santhosh Sivarajan | MCTS, MCSE (W2K3/W2K/NT4), MCSA (W2K3/W2K/MSG), CCNA, Network+ Houston, TX Blogs - http://blogs.sivarajan.com/ Articles - http://www.sivarajan.com/publications.html Twitter: @santhosh_sivara - http://twitter.com/santhosh_sivara This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Hi ketch, Thanks for posting here. What account that you were attempted use to logon this machine ? if is administrator, then based on my test ,I can reproduce it on windows server 2008 host also : “Log on to” would automatically changed to local host name. If you want to logon system as domain administrator account , then you should type “ domain name\administrator”. I suspect that perhaps this is a new by design change since windows vista /windows server 2008 , but found any documents can proof it yet . Thank. Tiger Li Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi Ketch, Actually in Windows 2008 when you type ".\administrator" that means its login in locally system, and next time it would provide you locally login screen, you have to manually typed domain\administrator for domain login every time. OR Login with local admin locally and disjoined from domain and join again in domain.Thanks and Regards, Vikas This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

On this machine, the Terminal Server Client key is completely empty.

Can I just create those values if they don't already exist? I'm interested in this, because I'm having this problem with other accounts as well, and I would like to have the default domain actually stick without the users having to remember to type it in.

Hi ketch, Do you mean that even if you input any domain user account name , the “ log on to “ would always changed to local host name? Actually , we would recommend customers to use the domain name\user name format for the authentication process, it would avoid many unnecessary issue. Thank. Tiger LiPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Are you talking about the registry values? Yes. You can. I have script if you want to use it: http://portal.sivarajan.com/2010/01/change-default-domain-name-log-on-to.html Santhosh Sivarajan | MCTS, MCSE (W2K3/W2K/NT4), MCSA (W2K3/W2K/MSG), CCNA, Network+ Houston, TX Blogs - http://blogs.sivarajan.com/ Articles - http://www.sivarajan.com/publications.html Twitter: @santhosh_sivara - http://twitter.com/santhosh_sivara This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties, and confers no rights.

The UsernameHint keys should get populated on the machine you initiate the RDP connection from the first time you logon. Regards, Dave Patrick .... Microsoft Certified Professional -Microsoft MVP [Windows]