Re: net logon service not running

22 Mar 2009 9:37 PM

csocci

I'm having the same issue on Windows XP 64. Like Greg:

I can't log in. I can't get an RPC or RDP connection.

Therefore:

I can't check logs - I can't get to services.

Last Known Good is NOT an option because I successfully reach MS GINA - which *IS* the "last known good" in Window's terms...

I can't log in locally.

I can't log in as a domain user.

The error is that the netlogon service is not running.

If I try Safe Mode, the error is "the domain <machine name> is not available>

Any ideas other that installing a new OS?

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23 Mar 2009 12:21 AM

Isaac Oben [MCITP:EA, MCSE]

Hello csocci,

Log in as local, ie computer user with local admin account and see if you
can manually restart netlogon service
Isaac

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"csocci" <csocci.3ph0fc@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
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> I'm having the same issue on Windows XP 64. Like Greg:
>
> I can't log in. I can't get an RPC or RDP connection.
>
> Therefore:
>
> I can't check logs - I can't get to services.
>
> Last Known Good is NOT an option because I successfully reach MS GINA -
> which *IS* the "last known good" in Window's terms...
>
> I can't log in locally.
>
> I can't log in as a domain user.
>
> The error is that the netlogon service is not running.
>
> If I try Safe Mode, the error is "the domain <machine name> is not
> available>
>
> Any ideas other that installing a new OS?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
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23 Mar 2009 12:52 AM

Marcin

Have you considered using Recovery Console or WinPE to get more insight into
the root cause of the problem (assuming that you have the local Admin
credentials)?

hth
Marcin

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"csocci" <csocci.3ph0fc@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
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> I'm having the same issue on Windows XP 64. Like Greg:
>
> I can't log in. I can't get an RPC or RDP connection.
>
> Therefore:
>
> I can't check logs - I can't get to services.
>
> Last Known Good is NOT an option because I successfully reach MS GINA -
> which *IS* the "last known good" in Window's terms...
>
> I can't log in locally.
>
> I can't log in as a domain user.
>
> The error is that the netlogon service is not running.
>
> If I try Safe Mode, the error is "the domain <machine name> is not
> available>
>
> Any ideas other that installing a new OS?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
> --
> csocci
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23 Mar 2009 2:16 AM

csocci

Thank you for the replies.

1. Since I can not log in (at all, local, domain or otherwise) I can not start/stop services or do anything else inside the OS. No RPC sessions, no RDP.

2. Yes, I did boot a recovery shell but I was unable to authenticate in it or change the administrator password. I also tried Windows PE from the UBCD.

I'm pretty sure the only option at this point would be to mount the drive on another Windows box... Or install another instance of XP in parallel to a new folder.

It is actually faster for me to build another XP install and manually recreate the shares, etc... Fortunately none of that data is lost (and is also doubly backed up locally and off site).

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