How to get ZFDE to pass credentials from the PBA screen through to the Windows7 login screen

  • 7000570
  • 22-Mar-2012
  • 26-Apr-2012

Environment

Novell ZENworks 11 Configuration Management Support Pack 2 - ZCM 11 SP2

Situation

How can one get ZFDE (Full Disk Encryption) to pass credentials from the PBA screen through to the Windows7 login screen when its default is to show a users list and prompt for password only?  If left in the "default" login state, users have to hit CTRL+ALT+DEL to have the credentials passed from the FDE PBA to the Windows login.

Resolution

Manually in Registry Editor:
  1. Open the Start Menu, then type regedit in the search box and press enter.
  2. If prompted by UAC, then click on Yes.
  3. In regedit, navigate to:
    Code:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
  4. In the right pane, right click on dontdisplaylastusername and click on Modify.
  5. To Enable Enter User Name and Password Log On Screen
    Type 1 and click on OK.  

Through Local Security Policy:

  1. Open the Local Security Policy editor.
  2. In the left pane, expand Local Policies, and click on Security Options.
  3. Set Interactive Logon: Do not display last user name: Disabled