Re: Adding PCs To Domain - Error

From: Danny Sanders (Danny.Sanders@cpcmed.org)
Date: 09/26/02 

From: "Danny Sanders" <Danny.Sanders@cpcmed.org>
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 09:34:05 -0600

By default a user can only add 10 PCs to the domain. I can dig up an article
on how to change that or you can just use an admin account.

hth
DDS W 2k MVP MCSE

"Brian Gentile" <BrianGentile@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:885701c2655e$9bb50c20$2ae2c90a@phx.gbl...
> Hello,
> I have been getting the following error out of the blue:
>
> "Your computer could not be joined to the domain. You have
> exceeded the maximum number of computer accounts you are
> allowed to create in this domain."
>
> I have no idea where in my account that number is set.
> Can anyone help?
>
> It is a Windows 2000 Domain with Active Directory.
>
> Thanks in advance

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