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W2k AD connection to PDC

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by dougk

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I have a stand alone computer which is the server in a small 10 computer network. Somehow while attempting unsuccessfully to setup IIS, I changed the name of the pdc from 'computer' to 'computer.com'. Now AD gives the message "Naming information cannot be located because: The network path was not found. Contact your sysadmin to verify that your domain is properly configured and is currently online."
Users can log on without problems. Is reinstalling AD the only way to rename the domain?

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by soccerman

Since this is a stand alone PC, try changing the workgroup to something simple like "qwert" then after it connects to that workgroup, shut down the server and let it come back online. After this, change it to a network with the original name, loginas administrator and wait the 2.5 minutes it takes to recognize that it's a new server(so to speak). Then restart and this should fix the problem.

by dougk

Did not get a chance to try this. Active Directory in Win2k does not appear to allow renaming a PDC without reinstalling AD. The following worked. I had Zone Alarm Pro 2.6 installed on this server. I disabled Zone Alarm but the problem did not go away. I uninstalled Zone Alarm and everything is back to normal.

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