Re: Joining a Domain

From: Alan Muller [MSFT] (amuller_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/13/04


Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 10:47:23 -0700

It is not enough to simply be an administrator on the box. You need a domain
account with sufficient privelages in order to add or remove machines from
the domain.

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Alan Muller
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"Tom" <ttonn@pd14.state.fl.us> wrote in message 
news:5ae901c48153$5c58ab00$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> When attempting to join a domain (Windows Server 2003) the
> following error occurs:
>
> "Your comupter could not be joined to the domain because
> the following error has occurred: Access denied"
>
> I am using an administrator account to join the domain.  I
> have tried KB30095 without success 


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