The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed.

Cause - Trust between Domain member System(Windows Server) and Domain Controller(AD Node) is broken, that is the reason when you login as Domain User into Domain member system (Windows Server).

Problem: Domain User or Administrator is not able to login into domain joined windows server.

Error: The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed.”

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Solution: Follow below steps on Domain member System(Windows Server) and Domain Controller(AD Node)

 

Step 1. Login to Windows Server as local Administrator (instead of Domain User)

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Step 2 – Change domain settings (1. right click on This PC, 2. click on properties and 3. click on Change Settings)3

Step 3 – Click on Change and select “Workgroup”,  instead of Domain.

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Step 4 – Provide any given name for the “Workgroup”,  lets say – “LOCALGROUP”

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Step 5 – Login to Active Directory => click on “Active Directory Users and Computers” => then “Computers” OU => then delete the Domain Joined System (having the issue to login – the errored one), in our case “PSM” or “PSMnode”.

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Step 6 – Login again to  Windows Server as local Administrator (instead of Domain User)

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Step 7 – Again, Change domain settings (1. right click on This PC, 2. click on properties and 3. click on Change Settings)

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Step 8 – Click on Change

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Step 9 – select “Domain”,  instead of “Workgroup”.

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Step 10 – Provide the “Domain” again, in our example – “praclearn.com”

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Step 11 – Provide the Domain “Administrator” credentials (in our case “Abcd1234”)

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Step 12 – You got the message “Welcome to the praclearn.com domain”, now let Windows Server restart.

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Step 13 – In Active Directory Users and Computers, verify the Node Name (PSM or PSMNode) will appear again.

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Step 14 – Bingo!!! Now login as Domain User or Administrator again, it will work

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June 16, 2020

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