cigargerald
Programmer
It appears there is a well documented problem when a BCM joins a Windows 2K domain and then the Unfied Manager is locked out for the ee_admin and other passwords. After tons of research, trial and error, call in an expert who attempted to get help from Nortel, I finially figured out the simple command line fix to get you back in.
Most likely, although locked out of Unified Manager, the ee_admin password will still work in Backup and in Maintenance. The later being especially vaulable if you don't know certain key things.
First, the BCM must be set up on the server as a client computer. Second, a BCMUser account with password must be setup on the server.
I used Putty, but you could also use Telenet go to Command Line. Your ee_admin password may not work on putty, so try {youBCMsystemName}\ee_admin with the standard password, and that should get you in. If you don't know the BCM system name, go into maintenance, and go through the different IP Troubleshooting options, and watch for it.
Go to command line.
Type all on one line:
netdom /Domain:{WindowsDomain} /User:{BCMUserAcctONsever} /Password:{PasswordFORbcmUSERonServer} member {BCMsystemName} /JOINDOMAIN
You should see at least a dozen lines as it connects.
Go to Unified Manager and log in with ee_admin and you should see a long lost friend.
I suggest the next step is to go in and change Windows 2K domain to a WORKGROUP.
Note: Don't type the .LOCAL for the Windows Domain (your domain is the internal domain not necessarily your ulr .com, .net, etc. - you can easily find it an any computer logged on by right clicking My Computer, Properties, Computer Name, and about half way down, you'll see the domain).
Thanks for everyone's advice that got me a little closer to the solution.
Most likely, although locked out of Unified Manager, the ee_admin password will still work in Backup and in Maintenance. The later being especially vaulable if you don't know certain key things.
First, the BCM must be set up on the server as a client computer. Second, a BCMUser account with password must be setup on the server.
I used Putty, but you could also use Telenet go to Command Line. Your ee_admin password may not work on putty, so try {youBCMsystemName}\ee_admin with the standard password, and that should get you in. If you don't know the BCM system name, go into maintenance, and go through the different IP Troubleshooting options, and watch for it.
Go to command line.
Type all on one line:
netdom /Domain:{WindowsDomain} /User:{BCMUserAcctONsever} /Password:{PasswordFORbcmUSERonServer} member {BCMsystemName} /JOINDOMAIN
You should see at least a dozen lines as it connects.
Go to Unified Manager and log in with ee_admin and you should see a long lost friend.
I suggest the next step is to go in and change Windows 2K domain to a WORKGROUP.
Note: Don't type the .LOCAL for the Windows Domain (your domain is the internal domain not necessarily your ulr .com, .net, etc. - you can easily find it an any computer logged on by right clicking My Computer, Properties, Computer Name, and about half way down, you'll see the domain).
Thanks for everyone's advice that got me a little closer to the solution.
