timbeullens
IS-IT--Management
Hi guys!
I have a problem on our NT domain.
First off all, our original DC (the only one) had (an has) hardware issues, old hardware that reaches the end of its life i guess.
No problem annymore since i managed to revibe it, and installed a new NT4 server on a virtual machine that is now PDC and has all DHCP WINS and DNS features installed.
BUT...
Since I did this, a new problem occured.
We all (30 people) have 1 user accouns, Administrator...
WORST thing you can imagine! I just work here 5 months, it wasn't my idea
I will install a new deacent 2003 environment by christmas, but for now I have to keep the current system alive and kiking.
There are 6 PC's that give errors when logging in. We all use XP pro pc's. They can login if the network cable is disconnected, but if they are connected to the network, they get the message that the domain controller eather don't excist or is unreachable... after like 15 times the system is able to login.
What I discovered is that the users that have this problem have the account Administrator.PCNAME in stead of Administrator.DOMAINNAME But they all log in with xp with administrator, the domain administrator password and the correct domain selected.
I don't know how this happend or what went wrong when those PC's or accounts where put in the domain (this is the work of the previous IT guy)
I think this might be the problem. But I don't know how I can fix this.
I have verry little experience with NT, and I want to avoid to make new accounts for those people since all settings and outlook accounts will be gone. (or I have to fix things in the registry's to work around)
Please, can annyone give ideas or does annybody recognize this problem and does annybody know how I can fix this issue?
Manny thanx!!!!!
Tim
tim@executiveresearch.com
I have a problem on our NT domain.
First off all, our original DC (the only one) had (an has) hardware issues, old hardware that reaches the end of its life i guess.
No problem annymore since i managed to revibe it, and installed a new NT4 server on a virtual machine that is now PDC and has all DHCP WINS and DNS features installed.
BUT...
Since I did this, a new problem occured.
We all (30 people) have 1 user accouns, Administrator...
WORST thing you can imagine! I just work here 5 months, it wasn't my idea
I will install a new deacent 2003 environment by christmas, but for now I have to keep the current system alive and kiking.
There are 6 PC's that give errors when logging in. We all use XP pro pc's. They can login if the network cable is disconnected, but if they are connected to the network, they get the message that the domain controller eather don't excist or is unreachable... after like 15 times the system is able to login.
What I discovered is that the users that have this problem have the account Administrator.PCNAME in stead of Administrator.DOMAINNAME But they all log in with xp with administrator, the domain administrator password and the correct domain selected.
I don't know how this happend or what went wrong when those PC's or accounts where put in the domain (this is the work of the previous IT guy)
I think this might be the problem. But I don't know how I can fix this.
I have verry little experience with NT, and I want to avoid to make new accounts for those people since all settings and outlook accounts will be gone. (or I have to fix things in the registry's to work around)
Please, can annyone give ideas or does annybody recognize this problem and does annybody know how I can fix this issue?
Manny thanx!!!!!
Tim
tim@executiveresearch.com