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Event ID 1054 Error from Source Userenv
Why am I getting the following error on my Windows Server 2003?

by Zubair Alexander

6/25/2008 -- Why am I getting the following error on my Windows Server 2003? The event viewer is bombarded with these errors every five minutes:

Event ID: 1054

Source: Userenv

Description: Windows cannot obtain the domain controller name for your computer network. (The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted). Group Policy processing aborted.

Solution:
This error could be a result on an incorrect entry for the preferred DNS server; the TCP/IP properties are invalid or the DNS is unreachable.

It's not unusual for this error to cause the client computer to take a very long time to log on. To resolve this issue, you should correct the DNS address in the TCP/IP properties.

For more information, check out Microsoft's KB article 324174. If you're working with Windows XP Professional, then check out the KB article 298656.

Zubair Alexander, MCSE, MCT, MCSA and Microsoft MVP is the founder of SeattlePro Enterprises, an IT training and consulting business. His experience covers a wide range of spectrum: trainer, consultant, systems administrator, security architect, network engineer, author, technical editor, college instructor and public speaker. Zubair holds more than 25 technical certifications and Bachelor of Science degrees in Aeronautics & Astronautics Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Information Systems. His Web site, www.techgalaxy.net, is dedicated to technical resources for IT professionals. Zubair may be reached at .

 

 

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