Symptoms
When attempting to connect to a Windows 2000 Pro or 2003 server from other computers on the network, you may receive one of the following error messages.
- From a Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0-based computer, you receive the following error message: Error = There are currently no logon servers available to service the logon request.
- From a Microsoft Windows 98-based computer, you receive the following error message: Error 2215: serverrname is not accessible. The logon server cannot be found
The Windows 2000 Pro or 2003 server is logged on to the domain and can connect to everything else on the network, but Event Viewer shows that the computer cannot contact the domain controller. The Netdiag utility reports that the computer is logged on to the domain through cached credentials.
Resolutions
To resolve this behavior, join the Windows 2000 Pro or 2003 server to a workgroup named WORKGROUP, and then restart the computer. Rejoin the computer to the domain, and then restart the computer again. The computer no longer logs on through cached credentials.