Re: The system cannot log you on - domain is not available

From: Mark L. Ferguson (marfer_mvpREMOVE_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/17/05 

Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 05:52:54 -0600

You might try asking that question on news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.server.networking 

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Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
FAQ for MS AntiSpy (browser version) http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
marfers notes for windows xp http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
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<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0c3f01c514b8$8a015bd0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> The Windows XP Pro laptop was configured and joined to my
> domain.  When the user logs onto the laptop, he uses
> his "domain account" (username, password, and domain
> name).  He would then attach to the internet and access my
> domain through a VPN.  All my laptops are configured the
> same way.
>
> I've checked and neither Remote Assistance nor Remote
> Desktop are enabled.  Whenever the user tries to log into
> the domain account he gets the messsage below.  Whenever
> he changes the domain name to the desktop, he can log in
> as the local admin account.
>
> Microsoft says this is a problem but it was fixed with
> Service Pack 2.  The computer was shipped with SP2.
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>XP is not a domain server.
>>
>>This 'remote office' has the Remote Desktop client
> running, and the XP Pro machine is refusing logon?
>>
>>-- 
>>
>>Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
>>FAQ for MS AntiSpy (browser version)
> http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
>>marfers notes for windows xp
> http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
>>..
>>"Dave Z" <dzahrobsky@hlmx.com> wrote in message
> news:007501c51388$27579b60$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>>>A user it trying to log into his laptop (WinXP SP2) from
> a
>>> remote office and keeps getting this error:
>>>
>>> "The system cannot log you on now because the domain
>>> <domainname> is not available"
>>>
>>> According to KB 824302, there's a hotfix for this
>>> problem.  But I wasn't able to install it because it
> turns
>>> out the hotfix is already included in SP2.
>>>
>>> He's able to log in with the local user profile.  But
> all
>>> his files and settings are on the domain profile.  Has
>>> anyone seen this behavior?  Any advice is much
> appreciated.
>>>
>>> - Dave
>>
>>
>>.
>>

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