Fix for The security database on the server does not have a computer account for this workstation trust relation

[ZeZe]

Issue: you are doing re-imaging a workstation and after it finishes you try to logon. You receive a message "The security database on the server does not have a computer account for this workstation trust relation".

 

Sometimes we are too focus on a problem and we forget small details. In my case I forgot that there were other sites and replicas between the these sites. When I started a re-image I deleted the computer from the Active Directory, but didn't force the replica with other sites or DC's. After some troubleshooting (netsetup.log) I found out that the computer still existed on other DC's and this new record was conflicting with the old one. Basically I didn't gave time to the AD to remove the object from all domain controllers.

 

The fix: try to replicate the AD. Wait a little bit. If you have Intra-Site connections you will have wait a little bit more. Keep refreshing on the DC's to assure that the object is not there anymore, but you could also delete it, right?

 

This happen to me and I was trying to understand what was going on and for that reason, I decided to share this! Cheers to all!

[Rocket Man]

You could set the replication time and cost to a lesser time on your links to avoid having to do this manual replication. Set it to time lesser than it takes to image a system!

Of course this depends on your WAN links bandwidth etc... but AD/SysVol replication is not that taxing on WAN links anyway.

[ZeZe]

You could set the replication time and cost to a lesser time on your links to avoid having to do this manual replication. Set it to time lesser than it takes to image a system!

Of course this depends on your WAN links bandwidth etc... but AD/SysVol replication is not that taxing on WAN links anyway.

That would be all true if I was the only admin... I'm not... This is only a tip to others that might come a cross with similar issues like this... But in theory I agree with everything you said!