Local logon for terminal server without specifying machine name?

Hello all,

I'll keep this short without explaining why I need this but simply say I need to do the following.

I want to set up a local account on a terminal server machine and allow this account to access the computer through terminal services.

I don't want to use the domain pull down list to select the machine. I prefer to logon to the local account by typing 'Machine_Name\UserId' then enter the password. The trick is, I also need to leave off the machine name in the userid field.

I have two Server 2003 based TS systems. One of these machines is based on an NT4 domain while the other machine is based on a Server 2003 active directory.

I started on the TS machine in the NT4 domain first. I created some local accounts. After messing around, I discovered I could logon through terminal services by specifying for the username '\userid' and then the password. In other words, leave off the machine name from the userid (I didn't have to select the machine name from the domain pull down list either). Great start. I created some local logons and all worked fine on the domain based machine.

I then went to the active directory based TS server and created some local accounts. Thinking the same thing I did on the domain based TS machine would work, I tried to login. The login failed with a message saying the userid or password was wrong. In other words, specifying '\userid' for the userid didn't work. I tried to login with 'machinename\userid' as the userid. This time it worked and I was able to log into Terminal Services onto the AD based Terminal Services machine using the local account. This verified the userid/password was correct and the local account can log into terminal services.

Questions: why can I log onto the domain based TS server without specifying the machine name but I can't on the AD based TS machine? How do I log onto all TS server machines without specifying the machine name on local accounts?

Thanks!

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