Re: cant login to domain

From: Adam White (AdamWhite_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/05/05 

Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 01:24:01 -0700

And if it was a domain controller, then you should be able to logon with a
domain administrator account

"Bruce Chambers" wrote:

> somya wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I have a machine running windows 2000 server which is under a domain. The
> > lan card of the machine has gone bad, as a result it is not able to contact
> > the domain controller. And the machine doesnt have local account. How do i
> > login to the machine in such case?
> >
> > Thanks
>
>
> As long as the server wasn't acting as a domain controller, you should
> be able to log in using the built-in administrative account.
>
>
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