Re: cannot join machine to domain

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Well it lets me map a network drive, only it prompts me for a
username/password.

To get around this, I created a local profile with the users username and
password. I can connect to the servers resources but i cannot join the domain
for some reason.

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> Your next step should be to check your connectivity to the server:
>
> - Open a Command Prompt on the workstation.
> - Type this command:
>
> net use q: \\YourServer\SomeShare /user:YourServer\administrator
>
> I suspect that the command will fail. Fix the networking issues,
> then try again!
>
>
> "stuck" <stuck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:F7ADABC5-17C9-4BE7-BA56-AD73E93F9981@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > i dont have any firewall apps running. When I look on the server, there
> are
> > no events in the event logs relating to it. When i look on the server
> under
> > client computers, the machine is listed, but it has a big red X. I removed
> > it, and tried to rejoin the computer to the domain and it just does the
> same
> > thing over again. gah! any ideas? could it be a licensing issue?
> >
> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > "stuck" <stuck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > news:1B23E239-F636-4EDA-946F-85C7CAF0F4CE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > After i put the name of the domain i want to connect to, it prompts me
> for
> > > a
> > > > username/password. I put in the correct password combination, and it
> takes
> > > a
> > > > while, like it normally does, but then it comes back with this error
> > > message:
> > > > the following error occured attempting to connect to the domain 'my
> domain
> > > > name':
> > > > The specified server cannot perform the requested operation.
> > > >
> > > > Can anyone please help!?
> > >
> > > I have seen this message when software firewalls interceptet
> > > the join request.
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>
.

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