Did you try deleting the compter account in ad? -----Original Message----- From: Todd Hofert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri Nov 24 08:38:20 2006 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] Missing Computer Account
I shot myself in the foot and as a result need a little help. I have a Win2003 Domain. I was setting up a new PC for a user and I thought I had inadvertantly gave it the same computer name as the users existing computer. I found it strange that it allowed me to do that, but I changed the name of the computer and all seemed well. That is until the user logged off of his computer. What actually happened was I named it properly to begin with, then when I renamed it I gave it the same name DOH! Now I cannot get the users computer to log back into the domain. I have removed the new PC from the domain, and have renamed the user PC a couple of times but when logging on I get "Windows cannot connect to the domain either because the domain controller is down or otherwise unavailable, or because your computer account was not found." The computer account does appear in AD and the PC does have connectivity and is able to see the domain controller. Can anyone provide instructions how to get around this and get the computer back in the domain? Thanks Todd This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and destroy any copies. Any dissemination or use of this information by a person other than the intended recipient is unauthorized and may be illegal. List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir@mail.activedir.org/
