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The network request is not supported.

Symptoms: 1. When you type NET ACCOUNTS /SYNC at the command prompt, you may receive either of the following error messages: System error 50 has occurred.
The network request is not supported.
2. After you upgrade your computer to Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4), you may experience all the following symptoms: Event ID: 20071 - The network request is not supported.
3. When you run a software and the data is located in the remote server.

Resolutions: 1.Make sure the Netlogon service is running correctly on the PDC.
2. If you just upgraded a Windows 2000 SP3 based server to SP4, you may need to reboot it.
3. Make sure you can access the remote resources.
4. Contact the third-party SMB server manufacturer if you have a third-party SMB server, such as DEC Pathworks, Samba or Linux.