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Computers in NEtwork lose Domain connection randomly

I have 2 WIN XP PRO computers on a Windows 2003 Domain with Active Directory. Randomly, they lose connection to the domain. I need to log in to the local machine and re-attach it to the domain. Once this is done it is good for at least a day (sometimes longer), but a day is usually the average. I have not been able to nail down any specific time or other condition that would allow this to occur. Any ideas or direction would be appreciated!

Thanks!!!! :)

Darius Ghassem

Try this out to see if this works for you. Netdom will reset the machine account password.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260575

ChiefIT

Are these machines the same computer name or are they cloned machines with the same SID? In those cases, the DC will knock them off the domain.

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ASKER

No, the machines each have their own name and are not cloned.

Darius Ghassem

Have you tried the netdom reset yet?

primesolutions

ASKER

I still need to try the netdom. How does the machine account passwrod reset work in stopping a computer from disconnecting from the Domain? Just curious as I'm not as advanced on this subject Thanks!!!

Darius Ghassem

If the computer has an old machine password that has been changed twice already and hasn't gotten a new one yet then it will disjoin from the domain. The password isn't like that the passwords you can change with ADUC but instead a system\domain network password.

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Looks like the issue has disappeared ... Thank you!