Re: Error adding PCs to domain
- From: "Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP]" <cwshultz@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 02:06:38 -0400
Wayne,
A really quick way to solve this would be to change one of the workstations
to a workgroup, reboot, log on as local Administrator and then join that
computer to the new domain. Then log on with a Domain user account object.
I bet that all of the problems go away.
I do not think that I have ever joined a computer account object to a 'new'
domain without first joining it to a workgroup and then joining it to the
new domain. Not saying that this can not be done....just never tried it.
Also, just for a piece of information - if you install the Support Tools
from the Service Pack CD-Media ( and not from the WIN2000 Server
CD-Media....that one is old and outdated ) you can use netdom to join
computers to a domain.
--
Cary W. Shultz
Roanoke, VA 24012
WIN2000 Active Directory MVP
http://www.activedirectory-win2000.com
(soon to be updated!!!)
http://www.grouppolicy-win2000.com
(soon to be updated!!!)
"Wayne" <Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:B5752E76-1B30-4714-B5B8-6CABD0CA0E1B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi,
> I had 3 PCs in one domain, and moved them to another domain. I did NOT
> put
> them in a workgroup first, I just changed the domain name and it let me
> join
> them to the new domain. These are Win2k pro workstations. Well...now the
> workstations are acting funny. When I try and add users I can browse to
> the
> domain from the add users box, but when I click on a users to select I get
> a
> strange error message that says the domain cannot be found. I am logged
> onto
> the workstation as a domain admin and logged into the domain, not the
> local
> pc. When I try and add a network printer and search the domain it comes
> up
> with no printers. However, If I add a local user and give the user name
> and
> domain it lets me add the user. I tried removing the PCs from the domain
> into a workgroup and back into the domain again, but it still acts the
> same
> way. I even deleted the computer accounts after removing them. I tried
> the
> above actions on a PC that is already in the domain and it works fine.
> What
> the heck did I do to these PCs and how can I recover them?
> Thanks - wayne
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