Windows Forum

Ask something
Discussion Locked

New users account (net accounts /sync)

0 helpful
8 replies

by snide3

Closed to new repliesThis discussion is closed. It stays readable, but it takes no new replies.
When I setup a new User account, it seems the PDC and BDC don't sync up correctly. Upon completion I use the "net account /sync" command. It looks like this doesn't work correctly. I don't get any errors from. But, when I try to give permissions to that user on the BDC folders it says account unkown. I then restart the server and all is good. Why would I have to restart? What could be causing this problem?

8 replies

by snide3

I have done this, but it hasn't worked. What is the differance with this way or using the Net Accounts /sync. And why is it I must restart after each new user has been created?

by curacao_dejavu

In this particular case there is no difference between server manager and net accounts sync.
You can create the account also on the bdc it should synchronize with the pdc.
Did you check the evntviewer , do you have a clean eventviewer. I guess youmust have some kind of replication or synchronization error.

Leopold

by timthetoolman

Actually you MUST create/modify the account on the PDC. The PDC will synch with its BDCs every 5 mins by default.

By doing a "net account /sync" you're asking to synchronise immediately and this may be done on the BDC.

Also, It may take a little time to actually do the synchronisation. You can limit the bandwidth used in synchronisations and I wonder if this has been done in your case - making it slow?

Which server do you add the accounts on?

Which server do you restart?

Have youever looked on the BDC in user manager for domains to see if has the account information in it after doing the synch?

Cheers,
Tim.

This discussion is closed to new replies.