Microsoft KB Archive/181806

= Services Configured with a Specific Account and Password in a Domain May Not Start =

Article ID: 181806

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition

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This article was previously published under Q181806



SYMPTOMS
If you configure a service to start with a specific account and password within a domain, certain conditions may prevent the service from starting.



CAUSE
The service may not start for any of the following reasons:


 * A domain controller for that domain is not available.
 * You used the wrong service account or password for the service.
 * The password for the service account has changed or expired.
 * The service account is disabled or does not have rights to log on as a service.
 * The problem may be network related if the computer that runs the service is not a domain controller.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, make sure you use the correct account and password for the service and check network connectivity with the domain and domain controllers.

If the computer uses the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) for name resolution, make sure the appropriate WINS servers are available. Also, make sure all applicable network routes exist to allow connectivity with a domain controller. If the computer uses dynamic Routing Information Protocol (RIP) routing, on some networks the service may try to start without having received the dynamic routing table. To help avoid this issue, use a default gateway or a persistent route to at least one domain controller on the domain.

Additional query words: startup

Keywords: kbenv kbnetwork kbprb KB181806

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