Re: Deleted computer account

From: ramblreb (ramblreb_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/02/04 

Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 19:29:02 -0700

I wish it were that easy. With the network cable unpluged and logged on as local administrator I receive "The following error occurred attempting to unjion the domain mydomain.com:"

"Accress is denied"

"ptwilliams" wrote:

> If you don't have a backup and the account has been deleted from the domain,
> boot the workstation up offline, logon as a local administrator and add the
> machine to a workgroup. Reboot it back online and join it to the domain.
>
> --
>
> Paul Williams
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> "ramblreb" <ramblreb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EA7C7F99-9F76-4D91-B6E3-93C62F348354@microsoft.com...
> The tape backup device has been down for some time now, lack of funds, so no
> I dont have a backup, I wish I did.
>
> Jim
>
>
> "Dave Shaw [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > Very simple question. Do you have a recent backup?
> >
> > Why don't you simply restore the server from a good backup and dispense
> with
> > all the angst?
> >
> > -ds
> >
> >
> > "ramblreb" <ramblreb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:EB282B02-5B46-4443-8E5C-E6458FC23F2B@microsoft.com...
> > > FYI
> > >
> > > I am running a one server LAN, it is my PDC, DHCP, DNS and WINS server.
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
> > >
> > > "Brian Desmond [MVP]" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Jim,
> > >>
> > >> This sounds like it might be a DNS issue on the workstation, have you
> > >> tried
> > >> running netdiag on it and making sure its pointed at your DCs? Are you
> > >> logged in as a local admin?
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> --
> > >> Brian Desmond
> > >> Windows Server MVP
> > >> desmondb@payton.cps.k12.il.us
> > >>
> > >> http://www.briandesmond.com
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> "ramblreb" <ramblreb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > >> news:EC93DFE6-0733-4802-BD25-5C30F33572A6@microsoft.com...
> > >> > I deleted a computer account from AD by mistake while that computer
> was
> > >> signed on to the domain. Now I cant get that machine back on the
> domain.
> > >> I
> > >> have tried everything I can think of, adding it back in AD, running
> > >> NETDOM
> > >> from the workstation in question, etc. Nothing works, from the
> > >> workstation I
> > >> cant leave or join the domain (access Denied). With NETDOM I get "the
> > >> machine account password for the local machine could not be reset. The
> > >> specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted". Am I
> > >> going to have to reformat this workstation to get it back on the
> domain?
> > >> Any
> > >> help would be great!
> > >> >
> > >> > Jim
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >
> >
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