JSI Tip 0989. No Domain Controller available to validate your logon, after applying SP4?JSI Tip 0989. No Domain Controller available to validate your logon, after applying SP4?

Jerold Schulman

January 12, 1999

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If you receive the subject message and the Event log contains:

   Event ID: 5719   Source: Net Logon Type error   Description: No Windows NT domain controller is available for domain                . The following error occurred:                There are currently no logon servers available to service                the logon request.

verify that the following registry entries exist:

Windows NT 4.0 Workstation

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesBrowserParameters

MaintainServerList    with a value of No

IsDomainMaster        with a value of False


Windows NT 4.0 Server

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesBrowserParameters

MaintainServerList    with a value of Yes

IsDomainMaster        with a value of True


If after restarting, you don't receive the error message, you could set MaintainServerList to Auto.

Note: Event Id 5719 is normal if you boot with a no network card hardware profile.

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