Logon FailuThe target account name is incorrect

Brief rundown on the topology: Forest root domain and child domain at the
corporate office and a grandchild domain with a single controller at remote
location 1; DNS is hosted for the entire company from the corporate office;
each remote location is on a different IP subnet. The user in question
normally is at remote location 1, where his user and computer accounts are.
The other day he went to remote location 2 and plugged in his laptop,
changed his IP configuration to match that subnet, and logged on. Checking
the %logonserver% variable shows his home domain controller, so apparently
he isn't logged on with cached credentials, but when he tries to access
resources from remote location 1 he gets "Logon Failure: The target account
name is incorrect". In both locations he uses the corporate DNS servers and
when he's back at his home location everything works just fine. Remote
location 2 users don't have a domain controller and work in a workgroup
fashion; he can access them just fine of course.

I set up a test machine here at corporate in an attempt to replicate the
issue and I can access their resources just fine.

Any thoughts why this would work at one location but not another?

this may help quoted from http://www25.brinkster.com/ChicagoTech
Logon Failure: The target account name is incorrect.

Symptom: When attempting to gain access to a child domain controller from
the parent domain, you may receive "Logon Failure: The target account name
is incorrect" message.

Resolution: This can occur if two computers have the same computer name. One
computer may be located in the child domain; the other computer is located
in the parent domain. To resolve this issue, rename the computer's name, or
delete the machine account on the parent domain.

For more and other information, go to
http://www25.brinkster.com/ChicagoTech

Don't send e-mail or reply to me except you need consulting services.
Posting on MS newsgroup will benefit all readers and you may get more help.

Robert Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Windows & Network Support, Tips and FAQs on
http://www25.brinkster.com/ChicagoTech
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.

"Todd Hobdey" <hobdey-at-bmhc-dot-com@death-to-spammers.com> wrote in
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> Brief rundown on the topology: Forest root domain and child domain at the
> corporate office and a grandchild domain with a single controller at

remote

> location 1; DNS is hosted for the entire company from the corporate

office;

> each remote location is on a different IP subnet. The user in question
> normally is at remote location 1, where his user and computer accounts

are.

> The other day he went to remote location 2 and plugged in his laptop,
> changed his IP configuration to match that subnet, and logged on.

Checking

> the %logonserver% variable shows his home domain controller, so apparently
> he isn't logged on with cached credentials, but when he tries to access
> resources from remote location 1 he gets "Logon Failure: The target

account

> name is incorrect". In both locations he uses the corporate DNS servers

and

> when he's back at his home location everything works just fine. Remote
> location 2 users don't have a domain controller and work in a workgroup
> fashion; he can access them just fine of course.
>
> I set up a test machine here at corporate in an attempt to replicate the
> issue and I can access their resources just fine.
>
> Any thoughts why this would work at one location but not another?
>
>

I've searched the parent and grandparent domains, and there isn't a
duplicate account for this computer that I can find. I'm trying to persuade
the user to rename his computer and try it, but he's reluctant to do that.


"Robert L [MS-MVP]" <noreply@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ODixs5vRDHA.2056@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

> this may help quoted from http://www25.brinkster.com/ChicagoTech
> Logon Failure: The target account name is incorrect.
>
> Symptom: When attempting to gain access to a child domain controller from
> the parent domain, you may receive "Logon Failure: The target account name
> is incorrect" message.
>
> Resolution: This can occur if two computers have the same computer name.

One

> computer may be located in the child domain; the other computer is located
> in the parent domain. To resolve this issue, rename the computer's name,

or

> delete the machine account on the parent domain.
>
> For more and other information, go to
> http://www25.brinkster.com/ChicagoTech
>
> Don't send e-mail or reply to me except you need consulting services.
> Posting on MS newsgroup will benefit all readers and you may get more

help.

>
> Robert Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Windows & Network Support, Tips and FAQs on
> http://www25.brinkster.com/ChicagoTech
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.
>
> "Todd Hobdey" <hobdey-at-bmhc-dot-com@death-to-spammers.com> wrote in
> message news:esRfSuuRDHA.1324@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

the

> remote

> office;

> are.

> Checking

apparently

> account

> and

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