Overview
This is a short trick to login with a local user account instead of a domain account.
Note: By default, when a username is entered into a domain joined machine, and there is also a local account with the same name, the domain account will take precedence.
Prerequisites
Window OS is imported onto the domain
Resolution
Please Note: .\ is ONLY USED FOR LOCAL ACCOUNT LOGINS. Do not attempt to try using .\ to login to a DOMAIN ACCOUNT. For example - using .\ferrisuser to login to ferrisuser@ferris.local will not work. .\ was designed for a local account login. Cannot be used for temporary user profiles, it will not work.
- Type .\ (Below the password field, the text should change from Ferris_AD to the computer name).
- Enter a local account name.
Do not enter a domain account using this method. .\ tells the computer to use a LOCAL account. We used the "administrator" account as an example.
- Input password and Press Enter.
