Logging on to server

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We have a remote server that when we logon with a domain
account it takes approx 35 mins to logon. If we logon
with a local server account it logs on straight away.
Does anyone have any idear what could be causing this?

Thank you
 
Reasons could be simply that its going to a DC for authentication over
a very slow link. Or DNS could be majorly misconfigured. 35 mins is
crazy

First I would suggest you look at DNS ensure you have good name
resolution. Then check if logging on as another user (preferably an
Admin) takes lesser time.

Then I would suggest to enable UserEnv Logging on this member server.
UserEnvironment logging logs into a text file everything that's going
on in the background at the time of logon. And it carries a time stamp
down to the second with each entry.

Using this you could narrow down to what services, event are taking up
a VERY long time.

here is the article to enable userenv logging:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;221833

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| We have a remote server that when we logon with a domain
| account it takes approx 35 mins to logon. If we logon
| with a local server account it logs on straight away.
| Does anyone have any idear what could be causing this?
|
| Thank you
 
If you are logging using domain ID on slow link ( I am assuming as you are
saying its remote PC), then it do all network checkup like membership
details, domain controller in a site etc. etc. This may be one of the
reason.

Is roaming profile unable for this domain ID?,if yes ten check size of
profile..

-Dinesh
 
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