Re: Server 2003 - rejoin domain

From: Miha Pihler (mihap-news_at_atlantis.si)
Date: 08/24/04 

Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 19:54:44 +0200

Hi,

Before you do the process described below, make sure (!!) you know the
password of local computer administrator or you will be locked out of the
server).

Also make sure that:
* DNS setting on the server under TCP/IP is set to point to AD DNS (not e.g.
your ISP DNS)
* delete computer account in AD

Right click My Computer -> Computer Name -> Change -> select Workgroup and
enter Workgroup in the window. Restart the PC. Logon to the computer
(server) with local administrator and right click My Computer -> Computer
Name -> Change -> here select Domain and select name of your domain. Enter
username and password and click OK. Restart PC when necessary.

I hope this helps,

Mike

"Gene" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:c87901c489fb$f6ca0d90$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi folks,
>
> I'm a newbie to Server 2003. In the course of
> troubleshooting a problem, in AD Users and Computers,
> I "reset the account" and got knocked off our Windows 2000
> domain.
>
> I now need to rejoin the domain. I've tried netdom,
> unsuccessfully, I think primarily do to the syntax I used.
> There has got to be a straightforward way to rejoin the
> domain but I can't find it. I've searched the KB, Google
> all to no avail. I did remove the computer account from AD
> and created a new one.
>
> I've been staring at this so long I very well may be
> missing the obvious.
>
> Any help would be very much appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
> Gene
>
>

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