Re: Domain admin can't add workstation to the domain ?!?!?!!!

From: Dennis Hartmann (dennis.hartmann@gsa.gov)
Date: 04/19/03 

From: "Dennis Hartmann" <dennis.hartmann@gsa.gov>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 16:10:59 -0700

Hi Phil,

it said that the credentials supplied were not authorized
to add the workstation to the domain. It only worked with
the original admin account. ?!?!?!?!?!?

>-----Original Message-----
>What was the error message?
>
>"Dennis Hartmann" <dennis.hartmann@gsa.gov> wrote in
news:07cb01c304fa
>$221236e0$a401280a@phx.gbl:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I've ran into this problem before and could not figure
out
>> why that is:
>>
>> I started to consult this company with AD aldready in
>> place. I added myself to the Domain Admin's group and
>> wanted to start migrating the Workgroup PC's to the
>> domain. I also created the same account (my
credentials)
>> on each workstation prior to migrating. I clicked"join
>> domain" and supplied my credentials to add the
workstation
>> to the domain. It did not allow me to add this
>> workstation. I had to supply the original domain admin
>> credentials (account: Administrator, password: xxxxx)
in
>> order to get the box migrated. It seemed to me that my
>> credentials were not enough for the domain controller
>> although I added myself to the domain admins group.
>>
>> Weird or what? Does anybody have an explanation to
this?
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>
>
>.
>

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