Re: The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted

From: Peter Afonin (peter_at_gudzon.net)
Date: 07/30/04

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    Thank you, Mike.

    I have no problem resolving DNS. I will try to disjoin the domain and join
    it again - you're correct, sometimes this fixes many problems.

    Peter

    "Miha Pihler" <mihap-news@atlantis.si> wrote in message
    news:#zcvzQndEHA.2384@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
    > Hi Peter,
    >
    > I would check DNS settings. DNS entry should be IP of active directory
    > server or DNS that knows something abut your internal domain (active
    > directory) DNS.
    >
    > Try to ping DNS server and try to resolve e.g.
    >
    > nslookup DC_name
    >
    > where DC_name is a name of domain controller.
    >
    > Last thing that I would try is remove workstation from domain, restart it
    > and then join it back to domain. (Before you disjoin workstation from
    > domain, make sure you know local administrator password!)
    >
    > Mike
    >
    > "Peter Afonin" <peter@gudzon.net> wrote in message
    > news:%23lnn4SmdEHA.4092@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
    > > Hello,
    > >
    > > We have a Windows Server 2003 domain controller and Win2000
    workstations.
    > > This problem occurs on only one computer, which I set up exactly the
    same
    > > way as any other that don't have this problem.
    > >
    > > When I go to the Computer Management and try to add any user from our
    > domain
    > > to the Administrators (or any) group, I get this error:
    > >
    > > "The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted"
    > >
    > > Other than that there are no other issues: this computer is a part of
    the
    > > domain, connected to the network etc.
    > >
    > > I saw a few articles about this error message, but none of them apply to
    > my
    > > situation.
    > >
    > > What could be a problem?
    > >
    > > I would appreciate your help.
    > >
    > > Thank you,
    > >
    > > --
    > > Peter Afonin
    > >
    > >
    >
    >

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