[Samba] PDC & NMBD log

[David Busby]

Wim,
	Try taking the .NL of the end of your workgroup parameter.  I don't think 
Windows will like that

Wim Mevissen wrote:
> Hello,
>  
> I'm trying to let Samba act as an PDC. Connecting with a Windws2000 
> machine to Samba gives me an error like :
>  
> "the domain does not exist or could not be contacted".
>  
> I followed the steps of the Samba-Howto-PDC manual exactly, but looking 
> at the NMBD logfile shows the next messages:
>  
> 
> [2002/06/19 17:17:00, 0] nmbd/nmbd_logonnames.c:add_logon_names(156) 
> add_domain_logon_names: Attempting to become logon server for workgroup 
> ATHOME on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET
> [2002/06/19 17:17:00, 0] 
> nmbd/nmbd_become_dmb.c:become_domain_master_browser_wins(339) 
> become_domain_master_browser_wins: Attempting to become domain master 
> browser on workgroup ATHOME, subnet UNICAST_SUBNET.
> [2002/06/19 17:17:00, 0] 
> nmbd/nmbd_become_dmb.c:become_domain_master_browser_wins(354) 
> become_domain_master_browser_wins: querying WINS server at IP 
> 192.168.42.15 for domain master browser name ATHOME<1b> on workgroup ATHOME
> [2002/06/19 17:17:00, 0] nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c 
> rocess_name_registration_request(230) process_name_registration_request: 
> unicast name registration request received for name ATHOME<1c> from IP 
> 192.168.42.15 on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET. Error - should be sent to WINS 
> server
> [2002/06/19 17:17:00, 0] 
> nmbd/nmbd_nameregister.c:register_name_response(109) 
> register_name_response: server at IP 192.168.42.15 rejected our name 
> registration of ATHOME<1c> with error code 1.
> [2002/06/19 17:17:00, 0] 
> nmbd/nmbd_logonnames.c:become_logon_server_fail(68) 
> become_logon_server_fail: Failed to become a domain master for workgroup 
> ATHOME on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET. Couldn't register name ATHOME<1c>.
> [2002/06/19 17:17:00, 0] 
> nmbd/nmbd_namelistdb.c:standard_fail_register(290) 
> standard_fail_register: Failed to register/refresh name ATHOME<1c> on 
> subnet UNICAST_SUBNET
> [2002/06/19 17:17:00, 0] 
> nmbd/nmbd_become_dmb.c:become_domain_master_query_fail(259) 
> become_domain_master_query_fail: Error 0 returned when querying WINS 
> server for name ATHOME<1b>.
>  
> 
> [2002/06/19 17:17:03, 0] nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c 
> rocess_name_refresh_request(183) process_name_refresh_request: unicast 
> name registration request received for name PRIVE<00> from IP 
> 192.168.42.16 on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET.
> [2002/06/19 17:17:03, 0] nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c 
> rocess_name_refresh_request(184) Error - should be sent to WINS server
> [2002/06/19 17:17:03, 0] nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c 
> rocess_name_refresh_request(183) process_name_refresh_request: unicast 
> name registration request received for name IS~WIN2KA<00> from IP 
> 192.168.42.16 on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET.
> [2002/06/19 17:17:03, 0] nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c 
> rocess_name_refresh_request(184) Error - should be sent to WINS server
>  
> 
> Here is an extraction of my conf file:
>  
> [global]
> workgroup = ATHOME.NL
> wins server = 192.168.42.15
> server string = %h SuSE Linux 8.0 (Samba %v)
> security = USER
> status = yes
> preserve case = yes
> case sensitive = no
> short preserve case= yes
> encrypt passwords = yes
> update encrypted = yes
> unix password sync = no
> password server = srvlin
> domain admin group = @admin
> domain logons = yes
> logon script = logon.bat
> logon home = \\SRVLIN01\home\%U <file://\\SRVLIN01\home\%U>
> os level = 65
> domain master = yes
> local master = yes
> preferred master = yes
>  
> ...
>  
> [netlogon]
> path = /home/netlogon
> public = no
> read only = yes
> write list = @admin
>  
> ...
>  
> [homes]
> browseable = no
> writeable = yes
> public = no
> create mask = 0775
> directory mask = 0750
> create mode = 0750
> locking = no
>  
> Does somebody knows:
> 1. What is the reason I get these messages?
> 2. Could this be the reason why I can't get Samba acting as an PDC?
>  
> Thanks in advance,
>  
> Mevi
>  
>