Cannot logon locally on a Nt server

Hi, goto another server on the same network, login as administrator, open server manager and select the server you are trying to get to, try to bring up the services applet, if that doens't work, then map a network drive to that box, when it asks for credentials, use the local account info for the standalone server, then go back to the server manager..etc... I have had to use this one more than once.!!
Thank you for the post!..jer

Careful, if you do a Repair using NT's re/installation procedure, you'll most likely (if you're not careful) hose any and all 3rd Party software, jam your ACLs, detach your custom drivers, replace your user accounts database, and not to mention leave serious question marks about the stability of the remaining system and components.

If the netlogon service is not running, you're going to have one heck of a time loging in, locally or otherwise.

Your best bet is to look in the Event Log (if you can get authentication through the network from another machine) to determine why NetLogon won't start.

After correcting any problems, try manually re/starting NetLogon from Server Manager for Domains (also from another machine through the network).

Good luck!

i had something very similar to this recently, where a service failed and the local and domain accounts were all not recognised.
i have a compaq server and the network card was faulty. I changed the card and disabled the onboard one, and it worked.
i am not saying this is your problem but it sounds sorta the same.
Regards
-Psy

With a Domain administrator account, log into a workstation into the domain.
Once logged, issue sc.exe \\machine server.exe
That is to try to start the server service remotely on that machine.
Sc.exe is a utility which cames with the ResKit of NT.

Hope it helps!

Greetings,

According to Microsoft article Q234655, found at this link:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q234/6/55.ASP

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SYMPTOMS
When you restart your computer, the Netlogon service may not start and the following error message is displayed when you attempt to log on at the server console:

Unable to log you on because the Netlogon service is not running.
The server may start successfully after multiple restarts.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs because the Security Accounts Manager (SAM) for the domain does not initialize if the locale for the computer is set to use a code page that uses Unicode double compression. Locales that are known to support this featureare Danish and Hungarian. The way string comparisons are handled for double compression code pages causes the problem

RESOLUTION

Windows NT Server or Workstation 4.0
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or the individual software update. For information on obtaining the latest service pack, please go to:

http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/ServicePacks/

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Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

For information on obtaining the individual software update, contact Microsoft Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/overview.asp

Maxwell