Windows 2000 Server Cannot log in

[Sal]

I have a Windows 2000 server w/ Exchange 2000 running on it. Today I
started to have problems w/ email so I rebooted the server. When I tried to
logon I recieve the following error;

"The system cannot log you on to this domain because the system's computer
account in its primary domain is missing or the password on that account is
incorrect." So I went to the domain and right clicked on the server in the
OU and reset account and still didn't work.

Then I tried to logon as administrator to the local computer and it states
"The local policy of this system does not permit you to logon
interactively."
When I try to logon remotely using the net use command I recieve "The trust
relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed."

No matter what I do I cannot log on. Does anybody have any ideas?

Sal

 

[Steven L Umbach]

You will need to use netdom to try to reset the computer account or rejoin the
computer to the domain. Resetting it an AD actually breaks the computers connection
to the domain and requires the machine to be rejoined to the domain. --- Steve


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;216393
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;329721

 

[Sal]

I did that already. I ended up calling MS. What we had to do was Reboot
the server into the Windows 2000 Recovery Mode. The copy the
C:\WINNT\Repair\Security to C:\WINNT\System32\Config then reboot. Which
removed the server from the domain and replaced the local Security SAM. At
this point I was able to log on to the local computer then I rejoined the
server to the domain, and ran The Exchange Setup.exe /Domain Prep. It
worked!

Thanks for your help though!

Sal

 

[Steven L Umbach]

Thanks for posting back, that is good info to know! --- Steve