The problem with removing the computer from the domain to reset the secure channel and rejoining it is the computer gets a new SID and any groups it might belong to are no longer valid. And you have a few reboots in there.
Try this in an elevated command prompt. Type: nltest /Server:ServerName /SC_Reset:Domain\DomainController No reboot needed and it preserves the SID because you do not do a rejoin. -----Original Message----- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 11:26 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Machine name with $ sign as username You can still use nltest. Or netdom. Or remove the computer from AD and immediately rejoin it. -----Original Message----- From: Rankin, James R [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 2:22 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Machine name with $ sign as username In the NT4 days, nltest was the way to reset it...I have no idea how its done now ---Blackberried -----Original Message----- From: "Michael B. Smith" <mich...@smithcons.com> Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 18:16:00 To: NT System Admin Issues<ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> Reply-To: "NT System Admin Issues" <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>Subject: RE: Machine name with $ sign as username And the error generally means that the secure channel between the machine and the domain controller has failed. -----Original Message----- From: Rankin, James R [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 2:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Machine name with $ sign as username That's the computer account in the domain. When the computer needs to authenticate, that's the account it uses ------Original Message------ From: Sharie Breaux To: NT System Admin Issues ReplyTo: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Machine name with $ sign as username Sent: 9 Apr 2012 18:59 What program or sevice uses the machine name with a dollar sign as the username? Background: I have a Small Business Server 2003 machine that is not our domain controller. It is our mail server. In the event viewer under the Security tab, there is a failure audit being logged every 30 minutes; Event ID 529; Logon Process: NtLmSsp This is being caused by my machine (Windows 7 Pro) with the username as [machine name]$ How do I troubleshoot this? What other information do you need to help me? Thanks in advance! Sharie ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ---Blackberried ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
