Re: Renamed Admin Accounts 30 min Delayed Login to Client Workstations

From: Henry Craven (IUnknown_at_Dot.Nyet)
Date: 09/14/04 

Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 16:59:32 +1000

The Administrator isn't set up with a Roaming Profile by any chance ? 

-- 
Henry Craven {SBS-MVP}
    Melbourne Australia
"Randy Chow" <randy@itfiredp.com> wrote in message
news:uMgfYHglEHA.596@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Good-evening everyone, I posted this earlier and several people tried
to
> help me out.  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 ever since the
beginning of
> the server's life span.  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.  When I remove the Home Folder of the
administrator
> account it works fine.  But when I add back the home folder it fails.
The
> Home Folder is a network share.  After waiting for 30 min or so, the
login
> succeeds and all the mappings are correct.  I have a feeling that the
login
> is trying to query the AD for this property and is not returning the
value
> of the Home Folder.  I can of course still login to the Server and
login
> to server using Terminal Services with this renamed administrator
account.
> Any help would be great.  Thanks.
>
>

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