Re: Admin Account Stalls on Client Desktops During Logon

From: Randy Chow (randy_at_itfiredup.com)
Date: 09/04/04 

Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 22:36:16 -0600

No none at all. The account was working for about 2 years, and then all the
sudden it stopped working. The account has no problems whatsoever of
logging onto the server. Thanks for the late night support.

"Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" <mwport@no_spam_hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I presume you've rebooted the server at least once since you renamed the
> administrator account. Is there any problem with logging onto the server?
>
> --
> Merv Porter [SBS MVP]
> ===================================
>
> "Randy Chow" <randy@itfiredup.com> wrote in message
> news:O7$LVKjkEHA.3340@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > I have just did some more testing. I copied the account and blanked out
> the
> > Profile of the user account. The account worked, but once I added the
> home
> > Folder mapping the admin account experiences the same slow logon. I
> checked
> > the share Home Folder on the server, and it is set correctly using NTFS
> > permissions and shared to everyone. When I take out the Home Folder
> > setting, the account works. Any ideas? This one is strange.
> >
> >
> > "Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" <mwport@no_spam_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:e9K45kikEHA.2668@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > I'm wondering if the old users are not seeing a problem because they
are
> > > logging onto the workstations with cached credentials. Maybe try
> creating
> > a
> > > new user account and then try logging onto a workstation to see if the
> new
> > > user has the same problem. This help define the problem. You may
also
> > want
> > > to flip a workstation over to a workgroup, reboot and then rejoin it
to
> > the
> > > domain.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Merv Porter [SBS MVP]
> > > ===================================
> > >
> > > "Randy Chow" <randy@itfiredup.com> wrote in message
> > > news:%239INRTikEHA.1712@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > Yes I am able to login in after 30 minutes or more. Then I log out
> and
> > > try
> > > > again, and the same result, takes 30 min. What I wonder is the
system
> > is
> > > > freshly built, and so there would be no profile available to the
> > > > administrator to load. So I don't think it is a corrupt profile.
> Plus
> > it
> > > > is not a roaming profile account. Any other user logins
> > instantaneously.
> > > > THanks for any idaes you may have.
> > > >
> > > > "Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" <mwport@no_spam_hotmail.com> wrote in
message
> > > > news:%23A$0W3hkEHA.2340@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > What happens if you just try to log into one of the workstations
and
> > let
> > > > > Windows churn away for a period of time? Does it eventually self
> > > correct
> > > > > and let you in (maybe give it 20 minutes or so). Could be a
corrupt
> > > > profile
> > > > > I suppose.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Merv Porter [SBS MVP]
> > > > > ===================================
> > > > >
> > > > > "Randy Chow" <randy@itfiredup.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:%232XrpdhkEHA.3428@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > Thanks for responding. I get the same result. Would you have
any
> > > other
> > > > > > suggestions? Thanks.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" <marina@roos.nodontwantspam.nl.com>
wrote
> in
> > > > > message
> > > > > > news:%23tjJLuekEHA.896@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > Hi Randy,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > If you rename the administrator account to its original, does
it
> > > work
> > > > > > then?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Marina
> > > > > > > Microsoft SBS-MVP
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "Randy Chow" <randy@itfiredup.com> schreef in bericht
> > > > > > > news:Oq9LrQdkEHA.3724@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > > Good-morning everyone. I was wonder if someone can help me
> out
> > > with
> > > > > > > Windows
> > > > > > > > Small Business Server 2000 domain controller and client
> desktop
> > > > logon
> > > > > > with
> > > > > > > > administrator account. I have a domain controller which has
> > been
> > > in
> > > > > > > > operation for quite some time. The original administrator
> > account
> > > > has
> > > > > > > been
> > > > > > > > renamed for security as is all our other clients. But when
I
> > try
> > > to
> > > > > use
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > account to login to any client machine joined to the domain,
> > > whether
> > > > > it
> > > > > > be
> > > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > new install or not, the system stalls at Loading profile and
> > > > > > settings....
> > > > > > > > window, but the mouse is still active, and the blue animated
> > line
> > > on
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > window still scrolls. I can of course still login to the
> Server
> > > and
> > > > > > login
> > > > > > > > to server using Terminal Services with this renamed
> > administrator
> > > > > > accout.
> > > > > > > > Any help would be great. Thanks.
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