Re: [ActiveDir] Trying to run DCPromo and getting error 5171

[rick reynolds]

also, if you are logged in on the server with a valid id and password for the domain, and that id has permissions to add a computer to the domain, you wont need netbeui ----- Original Message ----- From: Daniel Chaveco To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 10:00 AM Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Trying to run DCPromo and getting error 5171 I had a similar problem and solved it by installing NetBEUI/BIOS on both servers and then tried to join the domain.  It worked fine. Roger Seielstad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Is the second machine pointing to the first server for DNS?     -------------------------------------------------------------- Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc. -----Original Message----- From: steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 2:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] Trying to run DCPromo and getting error 5171 Environment: 2 new servers   Servers Configuration: Windows 2000 as workgroup. Ran DcPromo on the server1. Verified that DNS was setup correctly, can ping server by name. Not using WINS.   Problem: Can't make second Server a DC.   Error message: When running DcPromo on second server, I receive the same error message. The link below explains my error message.   http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/dns/tshoot/     Thanks, Steve       Do you Yahoo!? Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM).