Restored from image Can't find DC

[Guest Dale]

Hi,

I just restored a desktop from an image made of that machine about 2 months

ago. the restore went fine but when I try to log in the users account I get

the " Can't find Domain Controller" error. The DC is definitely there and

this desktop happens to be plugged into the same switch the DC is in. DNS is

functioning and other machines in the network can communicate perfectly with

the DC.

Any ideas what could be causing this and how can I fix it?

 

Thanks

Dale

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Restored from image Can't find DC

 

Hello Dale,

 

What operating system do your use on the server 2000 or 2003 with which SP?

Imaging and domain computer is not a good idea because if it goes over the

tombstone lifetime (the date from the image), i think AD can not work with

it. Make the machine again a workgroup member and rejoin it.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> Hi,

> I just restored a desktop from an image made of that machine about 2

> months

> ago. the restore went fine but when I try to log in the users account

> I get

> the " Can't find Domain Controller" error. The DC is definitely there

> and

> this desktop happens to be plugged into the same switch the DC is in.

> DNS is

> functioning and other machines in the network can communicate

> perfectly with

> the DC.

> Any ideas what could be causing this and how can I fix it?

> Thanks

> Dale

[Guest Dale]

Re: Restored from image Can't find DC

 

I use 2003 SP1 and was hoping to get around the unjoin rejoin part. Besides I

don't think I can unjoin it correctly since it can't find the DC.

Any thoughts on perhaps a workaround or someway to get it to log on

 

Thnaks for your quick reply

 

Dale

 

"Meinolf Weber" wrote:

> Hello Dale,

>

> What operating system do your use on the server 2000 or 2003 with which SP?

> Imaging and domain computer is not a good idea because if it goes over the

> tombstone lifetime (the date from the image), i think AD can not work with

> it. Make the machine again a workgroup member and rejoin it.

>

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

> no rights.

> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

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>

> > Hi,

> > I just restored a desktop from an image made of that machine about 2

> > months

> > ago. the restore went fine but when I try to log in the users account

> > I get

> > the " Can't find Domain Controller" error. The DC is definitely there

> > and

> > this desktop happens to be plugged into the same switch the DC is in.

> > DNS is

> > functioning and other machines in the network can communicate

> > perfectly with

> > the DC.

> > Any ideas what could be causing this and how can I fix it?

> > Thanks

> > Dale

>

>

>

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Restored from image Can't find DC

 

Hello Dale,

 

Unjoin and rejoin have no influence on the software/data on the computer,

why not doing it? Check that the ipconfiguration to the domain is correct,

try to ping the server via ip address and servername.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> I use 2003 SP1 and was hoping to get around the unjoin rejoin part.

> Besides I

> don't think I can unjoin it correctly since it can't find the DC.

> Any thoughts on perhaps a workaround or someway to get it to log on

> Thnaks for your quick reply

>

> Dale

>

> "Meinolf Weber" wrote:

>

>> Hello Dale,

>>

>> What operating system do your use on the server 2000 or 2003 with

>> which SP? Imaging and domain computer is not a good idea because if

>> it goes over the tombstone lifetime (the date from the image), i

>> think AD can not work with it. Make the machine again a workgroup

>> member and rejoin it.

>>

>> Best regards

>>

>> Meinolf Weber

>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

>> confers

>> no rights.

>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

>>> Hi,

>>> I just restored a desktop from an image made of that machine about 2

>>> months

>>> ago. the restore went fine but when I try to log in the users

>>> account

>>> I get

>>> the " Can't find Domain Controller" error. The DC is definitely

>>> there

>>> and

>>> this desktop happens to be plugged into the same switch the DC is

>>> in.

>>> DNS is

>>> functioning and other machines in the network can communicate

>>> perfectly with

>>> the DC.

>>> Any ideas what could be causing this and how can I fix it?

>>> Thanks

>>> Dale