Re: workstations have problem with login after upgrading nt4 to w2k with AD and DNS
From: Z (zharris_at_nextepinc.com)
Date: 09/23/04
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Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 10:23:46 -0500
I think it is actually working. It seems that the first login after the
upgrade for each client is when the domain information is aquired from the
server, but a reboot is required for those changes to take effect.
after the reboot, the systems seem to be logging in.
Z
"Z" <zharris@nextepinc.com> wrote in message
news:10l5o5tbaqv8l5f@corp.supernews.com...
> We have a pretty small network that had a NT4 PDC and about 30 client
> stations running 2k and XP.
> To perform the 2k AD upgrade, I bought a server and installed NT4.
> I added it to the domain COMPANY as a BDC successfully.
> I installed the service pack 6 on the new machine.
> I synchronized the new BDC with the PDC successfully.
> I promoted the BDC to PDC and removed the old domain controller from the
> network.
>
> I now have my new server running NT4 as the PDC of COMPANY domain.
> I put in my Windows 2000 server CD and choose the upgrade option.
> During the upgrade, Active Directory and DNS services are installed.
> For the DNS name for the network, I put in COMANYCORPORATE.COM
> The upgrade seemed to proceed smoothly and without a problem on this
> machine.
> After the machine reboots, I login and verify that all of the users,
groups,
> and machines exist in AD.
>
> Now the problem is when I try to login from a client machine, the login
> process takes a very long time and I receive an error in the Application
log
> on the client that says:
> Event ID 1054
> Source: Userenv
> User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
> Description: Windows cannot obtain the domain controller name for your
> computer network. (The specified domain either does not exist or could not
> be contacted. )> Group Policy processing aborted.
>
> Help!
>
> Z
>
>
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