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Can't Log Back Into Domain After Log Off

I'm having an issue with a user that when he logs off, he loses connection to the server. What I mean is that when the user logs off normally, he can't log back in unless he reboots.

Any Idea on what the issue might be?

Justin Owens

Windows XP?

Check the C:\Temp, C:\Windows\Temp, and C:\Documents and Settings\USERID\Local Settings\Temp directories. Make sure they are empty.

Test the account on another computer to see if you can duplicate the problem. Also, check another user on that computer to check the same. Is the problem isolated to that one user on that one computer, or all users on that computer, or that one user on all computers? That will help identify the root cause and fix the issue.

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abpExpert

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Would the user need to be logged off before using the NETDOM command? I was thinking of just unjoining and rejoining the domain. However, if this command works without interuppting the user it might be better to use.

Justin Owens

You just need to do it from an administrative command prompt. Must be logged in to do so.

abpExpert

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Alright, thanks for the help. Couldn't unjoin from the domain, even as local admin. The buttons are grayed out, but was resolved with a winsock reset. After the reboot I was able to unjoin and rejoin the domain. It's looking great now. Log in/log off times look good, and he's able to get to mapped drive. I should've knew the issue was with the trust between the server when his homedrive that was mapped through AD wasn't connecting on log on.

Thanks again.

abpExpert

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Chose the answer from Darius as the best solution since it was ultimately the one that resolved the issue. Although I didn't bother with downloading and running the netdom tool, resetting the security by unjoining/rejoining the domain did the trick.

Thanks.