SBS Client With Tape Drive Strange Problem And Fix

Tuckerj

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Today I joined a Win8.1 client to our SBS2011 domain. The LTO-4 tape drive worked perfect when not logged on to the domain but claimed not to see the drive once logged to the domain even though the software could eject/erase the tape.

After trying many (some smart some stupid) things to fix this problem I decided it had something to do with rights and how I was logged on.

The client already had the local user name the same as the network user name and the local user was an admin.

It started working after I added yet another local user with the exact same name but put the network domain name in the user record. It never even asked for a password.

I have been unable to find any information on when or why I should set a local user up with a domain specified or why this should have made my problem any different. After all, I was logged into the domain as that user.

The good news is that it is now working but I was wondering if anyone knew why.

Thanks
TuckerJ
 

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System One

  • OS
    win 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    dell
    CPU
    intel
    Motherboard
    unknown
    Memory
    4 g
    Graphics Card(s)
    unknown
    Browser
    firefox
    Antivirus
    trend
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