Side effect of running one user account on multiple computer

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Hi, What would happen if I tried running say 9+ computer all under one user accout at the same time. Would this effect printing services, sharing or any other service alike? Just started to support a new client. They currently have 9 computers running under one account. Some computer presently have trouble reconnecting to printers. These printers are not network printers. Two of the problems printers are connected throught another computer also running the same account. some computers keep on getting unable to reconnect and some I can't even map it. The network sharing seems to be working just fine. Server: Windows 2003 Client: Mix of 2000 and XP Pro Thanks you

Asked: December 17, 2005 2:40 PM Last updated: June 14, 2018 1:21 PM

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Is this a workgroup or Active Directory environment?
Have you considered maping all the printers through the server?

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Fortunax Dec 17, 2005 9:30 PM GMT

Using the same account on multiple workstations should not be an issue. Make sure that file and print services are enabled on the XP workstations with the locally attached printers, and that their firewall settings allow f&p. There are many other reasons to consider, but without knowing more details it's very difficult to troubleshoot.

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BadFinger Dec 18, 2005 11:30 AM GMT

I was having a similar problem until I disabled IPv6 on the LAN, leaving it enabled on the shared connection going to Internet. Now everything connects much quicker. Also be sure that there is only one DHCP server on your network.

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DrillO Dec 19, 2005 8:40 AM GMT

I agree with the previous...I am running several machines daily on my network that use the same user account due to the number of people that use these machines. This works really well for me and I've never experienced a problem. Paul

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Johnnyboy2 Dec 19, 2005 4:40 PM GMT

If these are lxmark 632 printers there is a Microsoft critical update 896423 along with cumulative update to sp4 that will trash connections ( drivers ). Unload these updates and see what happens.

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Jcan123 Dec 20, 2005 1:42 AM GMT

Remember that Workstations and Pro and XP has a maximum of 10 simultaneous connections. So if the printer is on a workstation, then this might be an issue

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RiaanIceman Jun 14, 2018 2:44 AM GMT

I am having this problem, i can not add a shared printer, my usernames are the same. However one pc that has an older build number is fine with it. My network discovery is also not behaving right. Going to test this theory later. Wil post back soon.

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RiaanIceman Jun 14, 2018 2:47 AM GMT

Here is the problem I'm having. I think it is related to same username: https://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/side-effect-of-running-one-user-account-on-multiple-computer/.

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Subhendu Sen Jun 14, 2018 4:48 AM GMT

@RiaanIceman, more information is needed. However, you can check the firewall & make sure this is configured properly.

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ToddN2000 Jun 14, 2018 1:21 PM GMT

@RiaanIceman: Personally I never use the same account on multiple devices, that's just me. Too hard to trace problems and perform audits. You mention an older build number. Are both computer running the same OS version? Are the drivers updated? I have see strange things happen like a printer worked on a pc until the user upgraded to Win10.

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