An Error occurred attempting to join the domain: Unable to load the specified offline registry hive.
Problem description:
Unable to join Workstation to Domain: cloud365.local, failing with error:
The following error occurred attempting to join the domain “cloud365.local”: Unable to load the specified offline registry hive. Please ensure you have access to the specified path location and permissions to modify its contents. Running as an elevated administrator may be required.
Cause:
Missing backup/restore privileges.
Resolution:
Looked into C:\Windows\Debug\Netsetup.log and found that it was trying to setup backup/restore privileges.
09/29/2016 14:29:04:868 Blob version: 1 09/29/2016 14:29:04:868 lpDomain: cloud35.local 09/29/2016 14:29:04:868 lpMachineName: client 09/29/2016 14:29:04:868 lpMachinePassword: <omitted from log> 09/29/2016 14:29:04:868 DomainDnsPolicy: 09/29/2016 14:29:04:868 Name: LAB 09/29/2016 14:29:04:868 DnsDomainName: cloud35.local 09/29/2016 14:29:04:868 DnsForestName: cloud35.local 09/29/2016 14:29:04:868 DomainGuid: 5bc21e4d-2ce8-4a73-8ad1-bf206c352147 09/29/2016 14:29:04:868 Sid: S-1-5-21-2634677372-4101705545-662205665 09/29/2016 14:29:04:868 DcInfo: 09/29/2016 14:29:04:868 DomainControllerName: \\lab.cloud35.local 09/29/2016 14:29:04:868 DomainControllerAddress: \\176.12.19.2 09/29/2016 14:29:04:868 DomainControllerAddressType: 1 09/29/2016 14:29:04:868 DomainGuid: 5bc21e4d-2ce8-4a73-8ad1-bf206c352147 09/29/2016 14:29:04:868 DomainName: cloud365.local 09/29/2016 14:29:04:868 DnsForestName: cloud365.local 09/29/2016 14:29:04:868 Flags: 0xe00031fc 09/29/2016 14:29:04:868 DcSiteName: BLR 09/29/2016 14:29:04:868 ClientSiteName: BLR 09/29/2016 14:29:04:868 Options: 0x40000003 09/29/2016 14:29:04:868 NetpDoInitiateOfflineDomainJoin 09/29/2016 14:29:04:868 NetpDoInitiateOfflineDomainJoin: Setting backup/restore privileges 09/29/2016 14:29:04:871 NetpInitiateOfflineJoin 09/29/2016 14:29:04:871 lpLocalRegistryPath: C:\Windows\system32\config\SYSTEM 09/29/2016 14:29:04:871 dwOptions: 0x40000003 09/29/2016 14:29:04:871 NetpConvertBlobToJoinState: Translating provisioning data to internal format 09/29/2016 14:29:04:871 NetpConvertBlobToJoinState: Selecting version 1 09/29/2016 14:29:04:871 NetpConvertBlobToJoinState: exiting: 0x0 09/29/2016 14:29:04:871 NetpInitiateOfflineJoin: RegLoadKeyW failed to load the hive C:\Windows\system32\config\SYSTEM: 0x522 09/29/2016 14:29:04:871 NetpClearFullJoinState: Removing cached state from the registry... 09/29/2016 14:29:04:871 NetpClearFullJoinState: Status of deleting join state key 0x6 09/29/2016 14:29:04:871 NetpDoInitiateOfflineDomainJoin: status: 0xa9d 09/29/2016 14:29:04:871 NetRequestOfflineDomainJoin: Failed to initiate the offline domain join 0xa9d 09/29/2016 14:29:04:871 NetpJoinDomainOnDs: Function exits with status of: 0xa9d 09/29/2016 14:29:04:872 NetpJoinDomainOnDs: status of disconnecting from '\\lab.cloud365.local': 0x0 09/29/2016 14:29:04:872 NetpDoDomainJoin: status: 0xa9d
- Added local admin account to following policies underneath:
Local Computer Policy\Computer configuration\Security Settings\Local Policies\User Rights Assignment\
– Back up files and directories
– Restore files and directories - Rebooted the computer.
- Computer was successfully joined to the domain afterwards.