re-using user names after re-installing a win2000 server

[Guest Michael Marosz]

i am in a jam.

 

I have a win2000 server whose hdd's died. I do not have any recovery disks.

I re-installed the operating system on new hdd's, and I used the same

computer name and domain name. The server install went without any problems.

 

My problem is with logging into the new domain from the client workstations.

 

I have winxp and win2000 clients who were joined to the domain before the

hdd's died, and they have domain users they log in with. They are not using

roaming profiles or re-directed folders.

 

On one client pc (a win2000 pc), domain userA existed in the 'old' domain (i

will call it old domainA). After i re-installed the server (i'll call it new

domainA), when i tried to log into the new domainA with the old domain userA,

it says "cannot load profile".

 

So i un-joined the domain (I guess it was un-joining the old domainA), then

i re-joined the new domainA. Then i created a new domain userA in the new

domainA with the same user name. When i try to log into the new domainA with

the new domain userA, i still get the "cannot load profile" error.

 

Then I un-joined the domain again, and i made a local userA. When i try to

log into the local computer with the new local userA, i still get the "cannot

load profile" error!

 

The only user i can log in with that does not get the "cannot load profile"

error is the local administrator user. But when i do that, i cannot map a

drive to the server without it asking for a user name and password. I can

give a user and password

once, and it will 'remember' it, but as soon as i restart the computer, it

will ask for it again.

 

I could go on and on with all the different domain and local users i tried,

but in a nutshell, i am in a jam (not to mention being thoroughly confused!).

 

I would like to be able to have the person who uses this computer to be able

to log into the new domainA with any user (if possible, a user with the same

name they had before).

 

Can anyone shed any light on this problem?

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thank you in advance...

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: re-using user names after re-installing a win2000 server

 

Sounds like incorrect drive permissions.

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/266118

 

Also check the event log for more error details.

 

 

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Regards,

 

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

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"Michael Marosz" wrote:

>i am in a jam.

>

> I have a win2000 server whose hdd's died. I do not have any recovery

> disks.

> I re-installed the operating system on new hdd's, and I used the same

> computer name and domain name. The server install went without any

> problems.

>

> My problem is with logging into the new domain from the client

> workstations.

>

> I have winxp and win2000 clients who were joined to the domain before the

> hdd's died, and they have domain users they log in with. They are not

> using

> roaming profiles or re-directed folders.

>

> On one client pc (a win2000 pc), domain userA existed in the 'old' domain

> (i

> will call it old domainA). After i re-installed the server (i'll call it

> new

> domainA), when i tried to log into the new domainA with the old domain

> userA,

> it says "cannot load profile".

>

> So i un-joined the domain (I guess it was un-joining the old domainA),

> then

> i re-joined the new domainA. Then i created a new domain userA in the new

> domainA with the same user name. When i try to log into the new domainA

> with

> the new domain userA, i still get the "cannot load profile" error.

>

> Then I un-joined the domain again, and i made a local userA. When i try to

> log into the local computer with the new local userA, i still get the

> "cannot

> load profile" error!

>

> The only user i can log in with that does not get the "cannot load

> profile"

> error is the local administrator user. But when i do that, i cannot map a

> drive to the server without it asking for a user name and password. I can

> give a user and password

> once, and it will 'remember' it, but as soon as i restart the computer, it

> will ask for it again.

>

> I could go on and on with all the different domain and local users i

> tried,

> but in a nutshell, i am in a jam (not to mention being thoroughly

> confused!).

>

> I would like to be able to have the person who uses this computer to be

> able

> to log into the new domainA with any user (if possible, a user with the

> same

> name they had before).

>

> Can anyone shed any light on this problem?

> --

> thank you in advance...

>