Adding a server to a W-2000 LAN

The message indicates that you have a conflict occuring with naming between the domain and the workgroup. I would suggest that you rename your computers and workgroup to resolve conflicts then attempt the domain joining process.

Remove the member server for the current workgroup by putting it into a new workgroup.

Then put the member server into the domain.

Make sure that this isn't an NT 4.0 PDC or BDC. If it is, you will need to re-install the OS....

Check the TCPIP properties on Workgroup server and make sure DNS entry points to DNS server on the DC. Also make sure the server's name is unique.

Then you can join the domain with a user with at least Account Operator priviledges.

DNS on the work_group server are the same as the DC and the work_group server name is a unique name. Still having the same conflic... :-(

Do you have a local user account on the workgroup server that has the same user name as the one you are using to join the domain? If so, try using a different account - for example, the domain admin account - to join the domain. If you are going to join the domain anyway, you will be using domain credentials on all of the workstations, and you don't need your local user accounts that you created for the workgroup. So, you could try deleting all of those local accounts on the workgroup server and then join the domain.

Hope this helps!

This would also be caused if there are any mapped drives to a domain computer. Remove all mapped drives and try again.

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Omnicef was right!!..., the problem were two mapped drives that I had in the work_group server. Once I delete those drives from the directory, I had no problem joining the domain. Thank you all for your help. :)