Domain not available from XP Pro

[Frank]

Why would the domain not be available?

I tried to add a user to the local Administrators group and found the domain
was not available in the "Locations" block. It also showed a alphanumeric
ID (S-1-5-etc.) where the Domain Admin account should be in Administrators.

I, and other users, can log on to the PC using a domain account. No local
accounts have been set up.

The odd thing is that when I log on, I have administrator privilages (I am
in the domain admins group). So it's communicating with AD.

The W2K AD server is up and I did not recognise any services that may be a
problem.

I ensured all the IP settings were correct and flushed the DNS. The
situation is the same.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Frank

 

[Jetro]

Look in the event logs what's wrong and or just re-join the domain.