Re: cannot log in to a DC -stuck with " Loading your personal settings

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From: ptwilliams (ptw2001_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/15/05 

Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 07:27:24 -0000

Unplug the network cable, and then logon. Windows will detect there's no
physical connectivity and log you on using cached credentials. You can then
run DNS tests, etc.

You can also, for good measure, check the permissions on the Default User
profile folder. Administrators and SYSTEM should have full control; user
should have read and execute; as should Everyone.

When on the box, try running the following command-line tests:

nltest /dsgetdc:domain-name.com
dcdiag /v
netdiag /test:dns

netdiag /fix will reregister the appropriate SRV records in DNS, but is a
one-off fix. You should ensure that the DHCP client service is set to
automatic and is running on this DC and that this DC is pointing to a an
internal DNS server that is authorative for the namespace you use for AD and
that supports dynamic updates.

After this, we'll have to look at GPO processing if this doesn't work.

And don't forget to check the event logs. 

-- 
Paul Williams
http://www.msresource.net/
http://forums.msresource.net/
"martin" <martin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:5EE23E37-C65E-4DAE-9FC9-4E3AEB0D15C5@microsoft.com...
I have a windows 2000 DC that I am not able to log on to. After I enter my
credentials at the console I am stuck with " Loading your personal settings"
..
I have other DCs in the domain  that i can successfully log on to. Also This
problematic DC appears to be completely alive over the network - it provides
all services  ( file , dns , dc, etc. ). Looks llike something prevents the
DC to successfully load the user profile. I created a new user in the domain
, and if i try to log-in using that user , the DC gets stuck with  " Loading
your personal settings" again and newuser's profile is not created in
Documents and Settings. I Checked NTFS Permissions on this Directory and 
they
are ok .
What is that ??

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