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Windows 2000 server cannot locate the domain
Hi,
I have the following urgent problem.
On a windows 2000 server, When I open the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in, on a Windows I receive:
Naming information cannot be located because the specified domain either does not exist or cannot be contacted. Contact your system administrator to verify that your domain is properly configured and is currently online.
The only link I could find for this program on the internet suggested that Windows Time Service, W32Time, is not started but I checked and it is configured with Automatic start up.
thanks
I have the following urgent problem.
On a windows 2000 server, When I open the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in, on a Windows I receive:
Naming information cannot be located because the specified domain either does not exist or cannot be contacted. Contact your system administrator to verify that your domain is properly configured and is currently online.
The only link I could find for this program on the internet suggested that Windows Time Service, W32Time, is not started but I checked and it is configured with Automatic start up.
thanks
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Did you start the service?
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 272686
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;272686&Product=win2000
Did you start the service?
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 272686
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;272686&Product=win2000
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A service called director service was not started. I started it, and the problem persisted. Then, when I restarted the server, everything went back to normal.
I am not sure if that was the cause of the problem or not, but it is resolved anyway.
I am not sure if that was the cause of the problem or not, but it is resolved anyway.
Whats with the C?
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I don't believe that your answer did me any good. All those services were started aleady. The service that I started "director service" was not in your list. As my problem was resolved, I wanted to close the question. I chose to accept your answer not because it solved my problem, but because it gave me a hint that some service was not started. if the custom is as you say, then I shouldn't have been offered the option of grading a C. They should make it A, B or close the question.
Does you have any problem with the DNS ?
Try the "netdiag /fix" tool on your DCs (servers).
Try also pinging the servers by name and by IP.
Check your DNS log and see if there is something wrong ...