SBS new user/computer problem
hi
am working on a sbs server 2003, i have very basic knowledge on how the system works.
We have a new employee who needs to have user account, smith_a, but he needs to use a current computer, KERRIS, which an ex employee used.
Having added his user account we could log on to the workstation but not the network, we removed KERRIS from the server(our mistake i think) and now we cant get onto the workstation (unless we go through) KERRIS(thiscompuer) as domainon the login window.
We are stumped,
Ideally we need to remove the old comp KERRIS completly from the system and then add that workstaion as a new computer for the user smith_a.
Every time we try we get asked to got to (http://OURSERVER/ConnectComputer ) and it says that we cant
please help
socross
am working on a sbs server 2003, i have very basic knowledge on how the system works.
We have a new employee who needs to have user account, smith_a, but he needs to use a current computer, KERRIS, which an ex employee used.
Having added his user account we could log on to the workstation but not the network, we removed KERRIS from the server(our mistake i think) and now we cant get onto the workstation (unless we go through) KERRIS(thiscompuer) as domainon the login window.
We are stumped,
Ideally we need to remove the old comp KERRIS completly from the system and then add that workstaion as a new computer for the user smith_a.
Every time we try we get asked to got to (http://OURSERVER/ConnectComputer ) and it says that we cant
please help
socross
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If not then follow the instruction here to delete it:
http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html
OK, now that you have the local admin password keep going...
Log onto workstation under local admin account.
Open system properties.
Go to Computer name tab and click the "change" button
select "workgroup" and give it a temp name like "temp"
Click OK
While you are in here I would go to the "System Propereties" advanced tab and click the "settings" button under the User Profiles section.
Delete any profiles you no longer need, BUT be warned this will delete all of the user files associated with that profile.
reboot
Log onto workstation under local admin account.
Open system properties.
Go to Computer name tab and click the "change" button
select "domain" and enter your domain name.
Click OK
reboot
Try loging in under the new users domain account.
Any luck?