Re: Deleted computer account

From: ptwilliams (ptw2001_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/02/04 

Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 18:00:47 +0100

Hmmm...that's interesting...

Well if your prepared to format, you may want to try this first...

Trash networking. Remove the protocols and services and delete the NIC.
Reboot and reinstall networking... 

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"ramblreb" <ramblreb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3E98B013-5561-47E9-8331-AAC6FF53AF27@microsoft.com...
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.
>
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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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