Domain and workgroup problem for Windows 2000 Server

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I am consulting on a network that originally was setup as an active directory
domain. The person who administered it added a workgroup. Users are using two
logons--both as administrator (not as AN administrator but as THE
administrator). When they are logged as as the administrator they have access
to the domain. When I look at the setup you see the domain and the workgroup
on the same level. When you try to access the domain server and data from a
workstation that logs on with other than administrator, the message is "the
server is not accessable. the list of servers for this workgroup is not
currently available". I have tried adding a user and a workstation. Both show
up in Active directory. I get one logon. I have even added the new user
directly to the security rather than in a group. Still the same. When you
look at the Entire Network you see both the domain name and the workgroup at
equal levels (the workgroup is not part of the domain?). Any idea of how to
get it so you can log on with one logon, as individuals and access the
network and ditch the workgroup? They have a split database that is adding to
the problem as once I change the workstation from the Workgroup to the domain
I can no longer access the database. TIA for any help.

Sue
 
What database platform? What happens when you try?

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They have a split database that is adding to
| the problem as once I change the workstation from the Workgroup to the
domain
| I can no longer access the database. TIA for any help.
|
| Sue
 
Access 97. Once the user logs on as something other than administrator they
get the message about server not being available-nothing but the domain
structure is available. I need to know how to get individuals logged on and
accessing the domain and why they can't now.

Sue
 
You mentioned split. Where is the database front-end and back-end installed?
The exact text of any errors may also help.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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| Access 97. Once the user logs on as something other than administrator
they
| get the message about server not being available-nothing but the domain
| structure is available. I need to know how to get individuals logged on
and
| accessing the domain and why they can't now.
|
| Sue
 
The back end is on the domain and the front end is on each individual
computer. They are using at least 2 different versions of Access. I did not
try to use the database on the client that I put into the domain as I already
know that the client cannot access anything on the domain. The message when
you try is, as I wrote in my first entry, "the server is not accessable. the
list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available". The database
is being backed up from the server onto tape.

My first problem is to understand why the client cannot access any data on
the domain, only THE administrator can, and how to change that. I need to
understand the database but only after I understand how to straighten the
domain out. TIA for any help.

Sue
 
More than likely a DNS issue. You should always use the same version of
Access in that situation.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| The back end is on the domain and the front end is on each individual
| computer. They are using at least 2 different versions of Access. I did
not
| try to use the database on the client that I put into the domain as I
already
| know that the client cannot access anything on the domain. The message
when
| you try is, as I wrote in my first entry, "the server is not accessable.
the
| list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available". The
database
| is being backed up from the server onto tape.
|
| My first problem is to understand why the client cannot access any data on
| the domain, only THE administrator can, and how to change that. I need to
| understand the database but only after I understand how to straighten the
| domain out. TIA for any help.
|
| Sue
 
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