win2k & smb
Simo Sorce
simo.sorce at polimi.it
Thu Sep 14 13:58:07 GMT 2000
Eoin Verling wrote:
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> > > > > You cannot use Samba 2.x as a PDC for WinNT /Win2k
> >
> > Samba 2.0.7 will work as a rudimentary PDC for NT4.x
> >
> > > Add: EnablePlainTextPassword and set dword to 00000001 The
> > latest samba
> > > dist includes this as a reg file, so the book says. Eoin, if
> > you get it
> > > working, please let me know, thanks!
> >
> > Eh? PDC functionality REQUIRES encrypted passwords. Disable
> > encrypted password, and Samba won't be a PDC for NT4.x. Samba
> > 2.0.7 will NOT work as a PDC for WinY2K in any case.
> >
>
> Ok, I just tested Windows 2000, logging into 2.0.7 PDC domain, and it
> worked!!!!
>
> I know people have said it doesn't, but I did just this minute!! I
> didn't change the passwords encryption, didn't change my smb.conf
> (from when I used it for NT logons), the only thin I did do was an
> upgrade to Windows 2000 from NT (as opposed to a clean install). So
> at the CTRL/ALT/DEL login, I put in my samba user/pass/domain and
> away she goes.
>
> just thought some would like to know
>
The problem is that whenever you will have to rejoin the domain you will
have to reinstall NT4, join and then upgrade again to win2k :(
Too bad.
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