Domain Trust Relationship Cannot be Created (197808)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
- Microsoft BackOffice Server 4.0
- Microsoft BackOffice Server 4.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0
This article was previously published under Q197808 SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to establish a trust relationship between two domains that
do not replicate their respective Microsoft Windows Internet Name Service
(WINS) databases, you receive the following error message:
Could not find domain controller for this domain
CAUSE
This behavior may occur if a primary domain controller (PDC) cannot resolve
another PDC's <Domain name\0x1b> entry through WINS.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, you can create an LMHOSTS file on both primary
domain controllers to provide cross-domain name resolution capability. Each
file must contain the TCP/IP address and <Domain name\0x1b> entry for the
opposite controller. For information on creating the LMHOSTS file, see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.
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How to Write an LMHOSTS File for Domain Validation
After you create the LMHOSTS files, use the NBTSTAT -R command to preload
the entries into cache.
It is recommended that you also verify that the LMHOSTS lookup function is
enabled. You can do this by clicking Start, pointing to Settings, clicking
Control Panel, and then double-clicking Network. Click the Protocols tab,
double-click TCP/IP Protocol, click the WINS Address tab, and then click to
select the Enable LMHOSTS Lookup check box. Click OK, and then click Close.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/15/2004 |
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| Keywords: | kbnetwork kbprb KB197808 |
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