Re: Users cannot log onto local Workstation, when connection is lost to the PDC

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From: Simon Geary (simon_geary_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 03/25/04 

Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 14:39:39 -0000

A Global Catalogue server is required during logon. Make sure the DC in each
of the smaller sites is also designated a GC.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=313994

"arp" <tony@members.biauk.com> wrote in message
news:e1d0c4d4.0403250410.68b2ad34@posting.google.com...
> Our Configuration is as follows
>
> Windows 2000 domain
> 1 PDC at Head office
> 17 satellite offices connected by VPN
>
>
> Issues
>
> If the Satellite office loses the connect to the PDC, the users in the
> satellite office are no longer able to log on, even though the DC in
> their office is still fully operational.
> I guess this will be DNS, but don't know which way to go. Please offer
> any advice.
>
> Event viewer Errors
>
> No Windows NT or Windows 2000 Domain Controller is available for
> domain X. The following error occurred:
> There are currently no logon servers available to service the logon
> request.
> Data:
> 0000: 5e 00 00 c0 ^..À
>
> Because of repeated network problems, the time service has not been
> able to find a domain controller to synchronize with for a long time.
> To reduce network traffic, the time service will wait 960 minutes
> before trying again. No synchronization will take place during this
> interval, even if network connectivity is restored. Accumulated time
> errors may cause certain network operations to fail. To tell the time
> service that network connectivity has been restored and that it should
> resynchronize, execute "w32tm /s" from the command line.
> Data:
> 0000: e5 03 00 00 å...
>
> The Windows Time Service was not able to find a Domain Controller. A
> time and date update was not possible.
> Data:
> 0000: e5 03 00 00 å...
>
> The SAM database was unable to lockout the account of ? due to a
> resource error, such as a hard disk write failure (the specific error
> code is in the error data) . Accounts are locked after a certain
> number of bad passwords are provided so please consider resetting the
> password of the account mentioned above.
> Data:
> 0000: a5 02 00 c0 ¥..À

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