VNC'ing to a machine is no different than connecting to the machine via pcAnywhere, RDP or the local desktop except to say that it allows a remote connection. During login, you must differentiate between a domain account login and the local system login regardless of what method is used to connect to the machine.
If you do not have your domain listed in the drop down menu, I would think that maybe there is a DNS problem. The Net Logon service relies on DNS to authenticate to the domain. If you can connect to the local system account, then I would probably check which name server the NIC was looking at and verify its setting with the domain controller's configured DNS server. I would also double check that the Net Logon service was set to automatic. In my opinion, you already have a messed up machine. This may cause problems in the future. You may want to have your buddy try another dcpromo but this time to uninstall the configuring of a domain, reboot and then start over. You shouldn’t have a problem logging in with the local system account of the machine. If so, I would probably consider F8 during startup and using the last known configuration. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Desmond Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 10:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Netlogon won't start I just VNC'ed the box - equivalent to local logon. It has a log on to dropdown - the dropdown is empty though, no local machine name or domain - when you click the down arrow it just sorta sits there. Still whines about netlogon not being stated. Thanks. --Brian Desmond [EMAIL PROTECTED] Payton on the web! www.wpcp.org v - 773.534.0034 x135 f - 773.534.8101 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 9:33 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Netlogon won't start > > Yes. Local logon should still work. > > > Sincerely, > > Dèjì Akómöláfé, MCSE+M MCSA+M MCP+I > Microsoft MVP - Directory Services > www.readymaids.com - we know IT > www.akomolafe.com > Do you now realize that Today is the Tomorrow you were worried about > Yesterday? -anon > > ________________________________ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Brian Desmond > Sent: Tue 11/16/2004 6:51 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Netlogon won't start > > > > Well it's a member sever in a workgroup so the only account is the local > admin account. Are you saying that this error will not be an issue if > someone > tries to log on at the console rather than via TS? > > > > Thanks. > > > > --Brian Desmond > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Payton on the web! www.wpcp.org <http://www.wpcp.org> > > > > v - 773.534.0034 x135 > > f - 773.534.8101 > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Edwin > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 7:10 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Netlogon won't start > > > > I had a similar problem in the past. Have you tried logging into the > local > administrator account? Then you could set the Net Logon service to > Automatic > within the Services Snap-In and then attempt to log into the domain after > a > server reboot. I did this in the past and everything was good after. > > > > Of course you do not have physical access to the machine so you will have > to > ask your buddy again for assistance. > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Desmond > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 8:03 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [ActiveDir] Netlogon won't start > > > > I have a box which is god knows where - not even mine - doing some work > for > somebody - thus don't have access to it physically. I was dcpromo'ing it > down > to a member server over a VPN when I lost my DSL line for a few. When the > connection came back up I couldn't log back in b/c dcpromo had of course > stopped netlogon. I had someone bounce the box, but, netlogon still hasn't > started so I still can't get into it. > > > > Computer Manager won't connect b/c of netlgoon so I can't look at > eventvwr. > Any ideas on how to get this thing so I can log into it? > > > > Thanks. > > > > --Brian Desmond > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Payton on the web! www.wpcp.org <http://www.wpcp.org> > > > > v - 773.534.0034 x135 > > f - 773.534.8101 > > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
