Article: Q178635
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbnetwork kbtool
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
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SYMPTOMS
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The Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit Supplement II includes a command line utility
called NETDOM an administrator can use to join a domain from a command line.
If you join a domain with a version of NETDOM earlier than version 1.7, when you
change to a different domain by using the Network tool in Control Panel, you may
be unable to do so, and you may receive the following error message:
Unable to update local security in order to join domain.
RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, upgrade to NETDOM version 1.7 or later.
MORE INFORMATION
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Windows NT maintains a list of trusted domains. For a workstation, this list
contains only one element, the domain of which the workstation is a member.
Prior to version 1.7, NETDOM was not aware of the trusted domain under a domain
member. Thereby the GUI checks this information before changing domain.
For more information about NETDOM, see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q150493
TITLE : How To Join a Domain From the Command Line
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kbnetwork kbtool
Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version : :4.0
Issue type : kbprb
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