Is there a simpler way to log into a local account on a domain workstation?

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Occasionally I need to log into a local machine account on a Windows workstation joined to our domain. The syntax for specifying a domain account looks like this: whereas the syntax for logging into a local account is The problem is that I often don't know the host name off the top of my head. It i…

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DOMAINNAME\myusername

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You can use a period to represent the local host name when logging in. So, would be the local administrator account.

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Is there a simpler way to log into a local account on a domain workstation?

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