CRM SFO setup

Hi Everyone: I am having some problems with the SFO
client.

Situation: I have a machine that is not joined to the
domain. The machine is updated accordingly with all of
the latest SP's. At this point it is joined to the
domain. Now, at this point there are 2 different
profiles. The one for the local machine and then the one
for the domain. All of my outlook is on the local
machine. I proceed to log onto the domain and then my
outlook does the new installation as it should. Here is
my BIG situation: This machine is a travelling machine
is rarely in the office. There might be points that this
machine does not have an internet connection, say the
sales person is on the plane. At this point the person
is forced to log onto the local machine as the domain is
not accessible. When there is a internet connection,
everything is fine and the user is able to log on, but it
is the situation that they have to log onto the local
machine. Is there anyway around this? Basically, though
what is the use of the offline/online if they can only
user the domain? Has anyone come across this? If not
how are you using this to accomidate your users? Any
insite would be greatly appreciated. I haven't gotten a
installation to work while logged onto the local machine.
thanks in advance:

Nic

GreaterThanTwo
Mon Mar 01 14:46:25 CST 2004

Hi Nic, it is definately possible to login to the machine using domain
credentials, even if it's not physically connected to the domain. Windows
machines cache domain credentials locally so that users can still log in
even if the domain controller is down.

Just make sure you don't have a domain policy that prevents this.

Mike

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"NIC" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4d0f01c3ffc9$172361d0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi Everyone: I am having some problems with the SFO
> client.
>
> Situation: I have a machine that is not joined to the
> domain. The machine is updated accordingly with all of
> the latest SP's. At this point it is joined to the
> domain. Now, at this point there are 2 different
> profiles. The one for the local machine and then the one
> for the domain. All of my outlook is on the local
> machine. I proceed to log onto the domain and then my
> outlook does the new installation as it should. Here is
> my BIG situation: This machine is a travelling machine
> is rarely in the office. There might be points that this
> machine does not have an internet connection, say the
> sales person is on the plane. At this point the person
> is forced to log onto the local machine as the domain is
> not accessible. When there is a internet connection,
> everything is fine and the user is able to log on, but it
> is the situation that they have to log onto the local
> machine. Is there anyway around this? Basically, though
> what is the use of the offline/online if they can only
> user the domain? Has anyone come across this? If not
> how are you using this to accomidate your users? Any
> insite would be greatly appreciated. I haven't gotten a
> installation to work while logged onto the local machine.
> thanks in advance:
>
> Nic

Artful
Mon Mar 01 18:12:30 CST 2004

Well, in an offline scenario as you describe it, you might run into several
problems.

You use two different Windows profiles and hence two different Outlook
profiles:

- the Outlook Offline File (.ost) is bound to an Outlook Profile, you might
be able to bind it to your other account by at least synchronizing once
with your "offline" Windows account against your Exchange Server, but that
might lead quite unpleasant side effects.

- the offline features of CRM are bound to your Windows AND Outlook profile,
the permissions to the local SQL replica will be one point, attaching it to
the other Outlook profile another one.

To follow the previous poster, the best way is to use one profile, and
that's the way SFO is designed to work, one Windows and one Outlook
profile. You should be able to logon with your domain account whether
online or offline.

Hope thet helps.