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Check If A Single User Can't Log On To Domain? and Active Directory Remote Admin Scripts

What To Check If A Single User Can't Log On To Domain?

Explains the tips you can use to troubleshoot the problem for a user who can't log on to the domain.

Sometimes a single user might be not able to log on to domain. You can follow the checklist given below:

Make sure:

  • You can ping the domain controller from the user's computer.
  • There is no white space in the User's Home Profile in User's Property > Check it using the DSA.MSC.
  • The user computer is configured with the correct DNS Server to find the domain controller > Check in TCP/IP property of the user's computer.
  • The Computer Account in the domain for the user's computer is not missing > Check using the DSA.MSC
  • The Computer Account in the domain is not disabled > Check using the DSA.MSC
  • The Time between the domain controller and the client computer is synchronized > Check using Net Time command.
  • The Domain Controller can be found > Check environment variables and check "LOGONSERVER" value or execute Nltest /DsGetDc:domain to re-locate the domain controller for the user.
Active Directory Remote Admin Scripts


The Windows 2000 Resource Kits include vbs scripts to aid in Active Directory remote administration. They include:
  • chkusers.vbs : searches a domain for a user with specific properties or attributes.
  • createusers.vbs : create new users.
  • group.vbs : returns list of the groups contained within a specific domain.
  • groupdescription.vbs : returns description assigned to a specific group.
  • listdcs.vbs : returns list of all domain controllers in a domain.
  • listdomains.vbs : returns list of all domains in a namespace.
  • listmembers.vbs : returns list of all members of an Active Directory group.
  • listprinters.vbs : returns list of all printers and their properties for a specified server.
  • modifyldap.vbs : control LDAP admin policies.
  • modifyusers.vbs : modifies multiple user accounts on a domain or system.
  • schemadiff.vbs : compares schema between two forests.
  • systemaccount.vbs : returns config info for system account on a system.
  • useraccount.vbs : returns info contained within a user account.
  • usergroup.vbs : add or remove multiple users from a group.