Re: Changed domain on a laptop, now can't login.

"Petestrash" <Petestrash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Paul Adare" wrote:
>
>> In article <7E03BC31-CA4B-45B1-BBB4-944E2B1036BD@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, in the
>> microsoft.public.win2000.security news group, =?Utf-8?B?
>> UGV0ZXN0cmFzaA==?= <Petestrash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> says...
>>
>> > When I stuffed it up all I did was change from using a domain to using
>> > a
>> > workgroup on the system screen. Should fixing it just be a matter of
>> > putting
>> > the domain name back in? If so it doesn't appear to work for me.
>> > That's
>> > either 1. because I have not used the correct domain name or 2. that is
>> > not
>> > how to fix it.
>>
>> #2 unfortunately. In order to rejoin the laptop to the domain the laptop
>> has to be able to contact a domain controller over the network. Until
>> such time as you can get the laptop back on the original network you
>> won't be able to fix this.
>
> He is a teleworker, and had VPN access to the network before I played with
> his PC. Does this make any difference, are we able to re-join somehow?
>


While all that has been exchanged is totally correct, there are two
things not yet mentioned that may cause further issues.
- some vpn are set to authenticate using only the account then in use
which would mean you will not be able to get in
- often domain users have had their ability to join a machine to the
domain removed, meaning a designated account or domain admin
account wound be needed

Roger


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