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can't join domain contoso

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Right, I started revising for 70-640 Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory. To do this, I installed Windows Server 2008 on my computer, created a domain called contoso. So far, I have followed the book with practises etc and no problem. Now, I used Vmware workstation to install ServerCore as I didnt have another computer to work with and the problem I am having here is, I cant join "contoso" domain. I have set ipv4 static ips without a problem but cannnot join domain and i am guessing its a network issue, vmware not allowing connection between Server01 and Server02 so i hoped I could use some help here.
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Server01 (Windows Server 2008 installed on vmware workstation)
Server02 (Server Core installed using vmware workstation)
command i used - netdom join %computername% /domain:contoso.com /userd:administrator /passwordd:*
when i use this command, i get an error saying cannot find domain
how can I fix this?
All help appreciated
mbashaWednesday, September 14, 2011 10:07 PM
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It works now!!i just had to add the DNS server before joining the domain!!
Uupps great job from johan zetterstrom
Thanks for the help
mbasha- Marked as answer by Mbasha Wednesday, September 21, 2011 10:20 AM
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 10:20 AM
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Have you checked the settings for DNS?- netsh interface ipv4 show config
- netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name="<interface name>" address=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Index=1
maybe a firewall issue
/ Kind Regards Johan Zetterström- Proposed as answer by KazzanMVP Sunday, January 15, 2012 12:54 PM
Friday, September 16, 2011 7:17 AM -
It works now!!i just had to add the DNS server before joining the domain!!
Uupps great job from johan zetterstrom
Thanks for the help
mbasha- Marked as answer by Mbasha Wednesday, September 21, 2011 10:20 AM
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 10:20 AM -
Hey guys, i'm stuck in this step too, but the problem is different,
when i send the command netdom join SERVER02 /domain:contoso.com /userd:administrator /passwordd:*
i get the message "Logon failure unknow user name or bad password"
I'm pretty confident that the password is correct, maybe the username is wrong? i tried also
netdom join SERVER02 /domain:contoso.com /userd:CONTOSO\administrator /passwordd:*
but didn't work
same problem when i try to do this using the Server configuration tools
Any advise?
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 4:20 PM -
Problem solved, i think the problem was some symbol inside the password (the | i think)
i have changed the password and then all worked fine
Sorry for the up :D
cheers
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 7:34 PM -
Had the same issue until a friend told me to use the command "netdom join %computername% /domain:contoso.com /userd:administrator /passwordd:" In the Microsoft 70-640 training book their command the just stopped at "netdom join %computername% /domain:contoso.com"
Monday, August 13, 2012 3:22 PM