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Newer page: version 2 Last edited on Tuesday, July 30, 2002 3:31:01 pm by CraigBox Revert
Older page: version 1 Last edited on Tuesday, July 30, 2002 2:07:58 pm by GavinGrieve Revert
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-Start Regedit  
-Navigate to: 
+Windows XP tries to sign or seal the secure channel between the workstation and the domain controller. This causes the following error:  
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+ Windows cannot connect to the domain either because the domain controller is down or otherwise unavailable or because your computer account was not found.  
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+The domain controller may record:  
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+Event ID: 5723  
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+ The session setup from the computer <Computername> failed to authenticate. The name of the account referenced in the security database is <Computername>. The following error occurred: Access is denied.  
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+The client may record:  
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+ Event Source: NETLOGON  
+ Event ID: 3227  
+ Description: The session setup to the Windows NT or Windows 2000 domain controller \\<ServerName> for the domain <DomainName> failed because \\<ServerName> does not support signing or sealing the Netlogon session. Either upgrade the domain controller or set the RequireSignOrSeal registry entry on this machine to .  
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+!!Option 1: Manual registry editing  
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+ Start Regedit, navigate to: 
  
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\!CurrentControlSet\Services\!NetLogon\Parameters 
  
 and change 
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 to 
  
  "!RequireSignOrSeal"=dword:00000000 
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+!!Option 2: The only way Microsoft advocate changing this setting  
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+# Use Control Panel to open Local Security Policy in the Administrative Tools.  
+# Navigate to Local Policies / Security Options.  
+# Double-click Domain Member:Digitally encrypt or sign secure channel data (always).  
+# Press Disabled.  
+# Press Apply and OK.  
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+!!Option #3: registry file  
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+Save the followig text to requiresignorseal.reg and then right click->Merge  
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+ REGEDIT4  
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+ [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon\Parameters]  
+ "requiresignorseal"=dword:00000000  
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+This file can be found in the docs/Registry directory of the Samba 2.2.2 source distribution as WinXP_!SignOrSeal.reg.