Active Directory error about trust relationship

Issue:

Solution:

Delete the corrupt Computer Account from Active Directory Users and Computers, remove the server from the domain and join the server to the domain.

     1. Log on to the Domain Controller using the domain Administrator account. Press the Windows Logo+R, type dsa.msc and press Enter to open Active Directory Users and Computers .
      
      


     2. Select the Organization Unit (OU) that the computer object resides in.

    


     3. Right-click on the computer object and select Delete. 

    


     4. Click Yes to delete the computer object.
 

     5.  Log on to the server using the local Administrator account. Press the Windows Logo+R, type sysdm.cpl and press Enter to open System Properties.
     
    


     6. Click Change....

    


     7. Click Workgroup:, enter a WORKGROUP name and click OK.

    

     8. Click OK to accept the Computer Name/Domain Changes dialog box.

    


     9. Click OK to accept the Computer Name/Domain Changes dialog box.

    


     10. Click Close. 

    

     11. Click Restart Now to restart the server.

     

    
     12. Log on to the server using the local Administrator account and complete steps 5 and 6 above. Click Domain:, enter the name of the domain and click OK.

    

     13. Click OK to accept the Computer Name/Domain Changes dialog box and type the domain Administrator account and password for the domain followed by Enter. Click OK accept the Computer Name/Domain Changes dialog box.

      

      
     14. Click OK to accept the Computer Name/Domain Changes dialog box.
    
    

     15. Click Close.

    

     16. Click Restart Now to restart the server.

    
 

Note : Please ensure the system time & date is set to Synchronize with an Internet time server or it may lose the trust again.

Note: Please also enable network discovery and flush/register the DNS
Commands - 
netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="network discovery" new enable=yes
ipconfig/flushdns
ipconfig /registerdns

Additional Information:

The error can occur for many reasons including a corrupt or missing computer account in Active Directory.
This information applies to Windows 2003, Windows 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2.