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DNS/Active Directory just died

Heres the situation - a brand-new server, brand new W2k3 server install w/ Exchange 2003. Server install goes flawlessly, we being joining PCs to the domain. One of my techs come to the 2nd machine, tries to add it and fails. It turns out the PC had the same computer name as the server. All other workstations that we have tried to join are now unable to do so.

Error message on PCs:
Logon failure: the target account name is incorrect.

Server event log reports that DNS and active directory are now failing.

Unfortunately, this is all the information I have right now. i don't have remote access to this server until tomorrow.

Any directions you folks can offer would be appreciated.

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Joseph Nyaema

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sadasupport

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The problem is not on the workstations any longer. I can easily change the workstation computer names. My issue is that Active Directory is not working on the server. Computers that were sucessfuly joined to the domain prior to the problem can no longer find the domain, and therefor, cannot log in. The DNS service is still running. I might try reinstalling DNS.

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sadasupport

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It was only the one server - Reinstalling DNS fixed one problem, but created another. We were 6 problems deep until we decided to re-image the server with a god backup from the night before and restore the data. To much time would have been spent fixing what was broke.

A good rule of thumb, make sure you odn't add PCs to the domain that have the same name as the DC.

thanks anyways folks.