Re: The system cannot change your password now...
From: Akira Ho (nospam@nospam.com)
Date: 04/16/03
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From: "Akira Ho" <nospam@nospam.com> Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 18:25:36 -0700
Hi Phil,
You're right, I'd probably give the fix a try anyway.
Thank!
Akira
>-----Original Message-----
>It couldn't hurt to try the fix anyway.
>
>"Akira Ho" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in news:045301c30318
$781730b0
>$a401280a@phx.gbl:
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>> Hi,
>>
>> Yes I did come across that kb article but they talked
>> about account lockout situations. This is not my case.
>>
>> My user accounts are not locked out, and we have not
set
>> the "change password at next logon" flag.
>>
>> And I'm sure the workstations can locate the domain
>> controller (sbs2000) 'coz I've tried remove the re-
join
>> the computer in the domain. Everything's perfectly
fine
>> but there're just some workstations where any user
cannot
>> change the password.
>>
>> Thanks for your advice, but I still see no hope...
>>
>> Rgds,
>> Akira
>> akiraho[at]h@tmail[d@t]c@m
>>
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>During your web search did you run across this:
>>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
>> us;324141
>>>If his is your issue, you can call Microsoft for the
fix
>> at no charge.
>>>
>>> -Phil
>>>
>>>
>>>"Akira Ho" <nospam@nopsam.com> wrote in
news:034201c30306
>> $410d65b0
>>>$a601280a@phx.gbl:
>>>
>>>> Hi, thanks for helping but seems like this is not
the
>>>> source of the problem.
>>>>
>>>> All client workstations use DHCP so all of them have
>> the
>>>> same settings. i.e. dns & gw pointing to the sbs2000
>>>> server.
>>>>
>>>> All network services are fine on all machines. They
>> can
>>>> logon to the domain, print to the print server on
>>>> sbs2000, browser Internet through the sbs2000...etc.
>>>> However *only on some computers* a user cannot
change
>>>> passwords.
>>>>
>>>> yes, I've checked the logon_server variable and dns
>>>> settings and they're fine. (btw if these settings
are
>>>> wrong I believe the client won't even logon?)
>>>>
>>>> Any other clues?
>>>> Thanks a lot!
>>>> Akira
>>>> akiraho[at]h@tmail[d@t]c@m
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>Some things I would check:
>>>>>
>>>>>Are the clients configured with the
proper "Preffered
>>>> DNS server" IP
>>>>>address? It should be the IP address of the DC.
>>>>>
>>>>>Are the clients using your DC as their primary login
>>>> server?
>>>>>Open a command prompt and type "set" The fourth line
>>>> down should be
>>>>>"LOGONSERVER=\\your_DC"
>>>>>
>>>>> -Phil
>>>>>
>>>>>"Akira Ho" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in
>> news:038601c302f3
>>>> $9be991b0
>>>>>$a401280a@phx.gbl:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear professionals,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I got a sick problem with my Small Business Server
>>>> 2000.
>>>>>> We have a bunch of Windows XP Prof. workstations.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From some of the workstations, whenever a user
tries
>>>> to
>>>>>> change password, after typing in the current and
new
>>>>>> passwords, the workstation pops up this:
>>>>>> "The system cannot change your password now
because
>>>> the
>>>>>> domain XYZ is not available."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1. the same user account can change password on
some
>>>>>> workstations but not others.
>>>>>> 2. on a machine that has such problem, I tried
>> removed
>>>>>> the machine from the domain, then re-join it into
>> the
>>>>>> domain. the problem persists.
>>>>>> 3. I've searched through the web and saw 1 or 2
>> cases
>>>>>> similar to mine but still no solution's found.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can someone give me some clues?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks a lot!!
>>>>>> Akira
>>>>>> akiraho[at]h@tm@il[d@t]com
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>.
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
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