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December 13, 2006

A Windows Server 2003 computer cannot join a domain after you upgrade it to SP1 (Service Pack 1)?

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11090 » A Windows Server 2003 computer cannot join a domain after you upgrade it to SP1 (Service Pack 1)? (13-Dec-06)

When you attempt to join your Windows Server 2003 SP1 computer to a domain, the %SystemRoot%\Debug\NetSetup.LOG file contains entries like:
12/11 14:23:06 NetpDoDomainJoin
12/11 14:23:06 NetpMachineValidToJoin: 'NewServer'
12/11 14:23:06 NetpGetLsaPrimaryDomain: status: 0x0
12/11 14:23:06 NetpMachineValidToJoin: status: 0x0
12/11 14:23:06 NetpJoinDomain
12/11 14:23:06 Machine: NewServer
12/11 14:23:06 Domain: JSIINC.com
12/11 14:23:06 MachineAccountOU: (NULL)
12/11 14:23:06 Account: JSIINC\administrator
12/11 14:23:06 Options: 0x25
12/11 14:23:06 OS Version: 5.2
12/11 14:23:06 Build number: 3790
12/11 14:23:06 ServicePack: Service Pack 1, v.2438
12/11 14:23:06 NetpValidateName: checking to see if JSIINC.com is valid as type 3 name
12/11 14:23:06 NetpValidateName: JSIINC.com is not a valid NetBIOS domain name: 0x7b
12/11 14:23:06 NetpCheckDomainNameIsValid [ Exists ] for JSIINC.com returned 0x0
12/11 14:23:06 NetpValidateName: name JSIINC.com is valid for type 3
12/11 14:23:06 NetpDsGetDcName: trying to find DC in domain JSIINC.com, flags: 0x1020
12/11 14:23:06 NetpDsGetDcName: found DC \\PDC.JSIINC.com in the specified domain
11/02 11:07:38 NetUseAdd to \\PDC.JSIINC.com\IPC$ returned 59
11/02 11:07:38 NetpJoinDomain: status of connecting to dc \\PDC.JSIINC.com: 0x3b
11/02 11:07:38 NetpDoDomainJoin: status: 0x3b
You may also notice that there are no icons for network connections in My Network Places or in Network Connections, and you receive an Access denied error message when you attempt to start the RPC (Remote Procedure Call) service.

This behavior occurs if the Impersonate a client after authentication policy is defined for a GPO (Group Policy Object) that is linked to the domain.

To workaround this problem:

1. Open a CMD.EXE window on the Windows Server 2003 SP1 computer that cannot join the domain.

2. Type CACLS %SystemRoot%\System32\Svchost.exe /E /G "NETWORK SERVICE":F and press Enter.

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