Error connecting to Windows 2K3 server over remote desktop

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Published on 2010-04-05T19:18:18Z Indexed on 2010/04/05 19:23 UTC
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I have a Windows 2003 server that gives the following error every time I try to connect over remote desktop:

The system cannot log you on due to the following error: 
The specified domain either does not exist of could not be contacted.

Please try again or consult your system administrator.

What is the most likely cause of this?

Connecting to domain accounts on this server over the console* works normally.

*In this case the VMWare console

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