Cannot join domain

[kurb]

Hello

I cannot seem to get win2000 professional computer to join domain on
server. The computer is a member of a group domain on the Windows2003
server. I am using User/Password that's a member of the same server domain.

When I try to join - I get an error message to the effect that the
domain or user name is invalid or not recognizd

Appreciate any ideas

Thanks
K

 

[Herb Martin]

Hello

I cannot seem to get win2000 professional computer to join domain on
server. The computer is a member of a group domain on the Windows2003
server.

Computers need domain accounts. I don't know what you
mean by the term "group domain".

I am using User/Password that's a member of the same server domain.

??? In order to join a computer to the domain, one
must be logged onto that computer as an Admin of
that particular computer AND there must either be
an existing account, Or you must be able to supply
admin (or similar) credentials ON THE DOMAIN.

When I try to join - I get an error message to the effect that the
domain or user name is invalid or not recognizd

Which is it? Domain OR User name?

If it is User name it sounds like a privilege issue (wrong
account).

If it is Domain, it is probably a DNS issue, can you ping
by number, by name all that good stuff?

If it is not a pure networking problem (hardware, IP etc.)
then it is likely DNS related:

DNS for AD
1) Dynamic for the zone supporting AD
2) All internal DNS clients NIC\IP properties must specify SOLELY
that internal, dynamic DNS server (set.)
3) DCs and even DNS servers are DNS clients too -- see #2

Restart NetLogon on any DC if you change any of the above that
affects a DC and/or use:

nltest /dsregdns /serverC-ServerNameGoesHere

Ensure that DNS zones/domains are fully replicated to all DNS
servers for that (internal) zone/domain.

Also useful may be running DCDiag on each DC, sending the
output to a text file, and searching for FAIL, ERROR, WARN.

Single Lable domain zone names are a problem Google:
[ "SINGLE LABEL" domain names DNS 2000 | 2003 microsoft: ]

 

[kurb]

Thank you for your detailed response.

Turned out to be a DNS problem.
I had to reconfigure DNS server address on the client computer.

Thanks

K

Hello

I cannot seem to get win2000 professional computer to join domain on
server. The computer is a member of a group domain on the Windows2003
server.

Computers need domain accounts. I don't know what you
mean by the term "group domain".

I am using User/Password that's a member of the same server domain.

??? In order to join a computer to the domain, one
must be logged onto that computer as an Admin of
that particular computer AND there must either be
an existing account, Or you must be able to supply
admin (or similar) credentials ON THE DOMAIN.

When I try to join - I get an error message to the effect that the
domain or user name is invalid or not recognizd

Which is it? Domain OR User name?

If it is User name it sounds like a privilege issue (wrong
account).

If it is Domain, it is probably a DNS issue, can you ping
by number, by name all that good stuff?

If it is not a pure networking problem (hardware, IP etc.)
then it is likely DNS related:

DNS for AD
1) Dynamic for the zone supporting AD
2) All internal DNS clients NIC\IP properties must specify SOLELY
that internal, dynamic DNS server (set.)
3) DCs and even DNS servers are DNS clients too -- see #2

Restart NetLogon on any DC if you change any of the above that
affects a DC and/or use:

nltest /dsregdns /serverC-ServerNameGoesHere

Ensure that DNS zones/domains are fully replicated to all DNS
servers for that (internal) zone/domain.

Also useful may be running DCDiag on each DC, sending the
output to a text file, and searching for FAIL, ERROR, WARN.

Single Lable domain zone names are a problem Google:
[ "SINGLE LABEL" domain names DNS 2000 | 2003 microsoft: ]

 

[Herb Martin]

Thank you for your detailed response.

Turned out to be a DNS problem.
I had to reconfigure DNS server address on the client computer.

Fairly common -- and again, allow me to remind you
that DCs, DNS servers etc, are also DNS client so
you might want to double them also, in case there is
another problem hiding out there.

--
Herb Martin

Thank you for your detailed response.

Turned out to be a DNS problem.
I had to reconfigure DNS server address on the client computer.

Thanks

K

Hello

I cannot seem to get win2000 professional computer to join domain on
server. The computer is a member of a group domain on the Windows2003
server.

Computers need domain accounts. I don't know what you
mean by the term "group domain".

I am using User/Password that's a member of the same server domain.

??? In order to join a computer to the domain, one
must be logged onto that computer as an Admin of
that particular computer AND there must either be
an existing account, Or you must be able to supply
admin (or similar) credentials ON THE DOMAIN.

When I try to join - I get an error message to the effect that the
domain or user name is invalid or not recognizd

Which is it? Domain OR User name?

If it is User name it sounds like a privilege issue (wrong
account).

If it is Domain, it is probably a DNS issue, can you ping
by number, by name all that good stuff?

If it is not a pure networking problem (hardware, IP etc.)
then it is likely DNS related:

DNS for AD
1) Dynamic for the zone supporting AD
2) All internal DNS clients NIC\IP properties must specify SOLELY
that internal, dynamic DNS server (set.)
3) DCs and even DNS servers are DNS clients too -- see #2

Restart NetLogon on any DC if you change any of the above that
affects a DC and/or use:

nltest /dsregdns /serverC-ServerNameGoesHere

Ensure that DNS zones/domains are fully replicated to all DNS
servers for that (internal) zone/domain.

Also useful may be running DCDiag on each DC, sending the
output to a text file, and searching for FAIL, ERROR, WARN.

Single Lable domain zone names are a problem Google:
[ "SINGLE LABEL" domain names DNS 2000 | 2003 microsoft: ]