Cannot add user to group

[Pravin]

Question Title: cannot add user to group
Author: mavenr
Points: 25
Date: 04/25/2004 11:49PM PDT

Hi,

i have windows 2000 server installed with terminal
services and default shares. I not using Active directory
instead using Local users and groups option from computer
management to add,modify users & groups. recently i found
that whenever i try to add a user to group i can not see
any user/group listed i get an error saying " An error
occured attempting to create object picker.An error with
no description has occured"

can anyone suggest me a way out on this problem

Thanks in advance

 

[S.J.Haribabu]

Hi Pravin,

CAUSE- 1
=========
This problem can occur with computers that are multi-homed if the internal
network interface connection is not listed as the first connection to be
used by DNS and other network services in Network and Dial-up Connections
Advanced Settings.

CAUSE-2
=========
This behavior can occur if you have stopped the Remote Registry service on
the domain controller to which the Active Directory Users and Computers
snap-in is connected. This error, however, is not reported when the Active
Directory Users and Computers snap-in is connected to the primary domain
controller (PDC) operations master.

NOTE: When you attempt to add users to a local group, the domain that the
domain controller is a member of, is not listed. However, all trusted
domains are listed.

SOLUTION-1
============
To work around this problem, change the order in which network connections
are used:
Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click
Network and Dial-up Connections.
On the Advanced menu, click Advanced Settings.
On the Adapters and Bindings tab, click your internal local area connection
in the Connections box.
Click the Up arrow at the right-side of the box until it is the first
connection in the list, and then click OK.

SOLUTION-2
============
To resolve this behavior:
Start the Computer Management Microsoft Management Console (MMC).
Click to expand Services And Applications, and then click Services.
Set the Startup type of the Remote Registry service to Automatic, and then
start the service.

Pravin, for more information look at both the artilces
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=263231
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=284914

NOTE-Check for DNS entries and make sure the query resolves successfully.

Sincerely,

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