HELP - Cannot logon after upgrading to Win 2000

From: G Couture (gcouture@permabec.com)
Date: 12/18/02 

From: "G Couture" <gcouture@permabec.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 21:57:57 -0500

After upgrading the NT4 BDC on our domain, I can't logon. The system tells
me: "Thel local policy of this system does not permit you to logon
interactively".

If I try the network admin password, I get a message saying "The system
cannot log you on to this domain because the system's computer account in
its primary domain is missing or the password on that account is incorrect"

If I go to the domain controller, the account seems to be there. If I try to
access the BDC from there, I receive a message saying that the "Trust
relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed".

The BDC seems to have isolated itself in a new domain with a password of its
own choosing.

Anyone has an idea on how to solve this ?!? Should I have demoted the NT4
BDC before upgrading? Fortunately, I have a mirror-image of the NT4
installation that I kept, just in case, but this is quite stupid.

Thanks for your suggestions

G Couture
Net Admin
Permabec Corp

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