[Samba] Windows XP problem

[Serge Colle]

Your assumption is erroneous, as unlink NT base machine, WIn 98 does not 
join a domain (in the real sense).  Windows NT base machine require that 
a user 'mymachine$' exists on the system. The first time an NT base 
machine join a domain it will change that password.  You will need to do 
this as root, as an out of the box samba installation only allow root to 
login (or the user it running as).

Various documentation is available in the distribution, on how to join a 
domain with an NT machine.

Hope's this help

Serge


Peter Lee wrote:

> Hey guys,
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> I am using Samba 2.2.5,
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> Windows XP Pro.
>
> I am having difficulty joining a domain, despite already applying the 
> reg fix.
>
>  
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\netlogon\parameters
> "RequireSignOrSeal"=dword:00000000
>
> I also configure the local security policy etc already.
>
> When I try to change my XP machine to logon the domain, i need to 
> enter a account which is allowed to join the domain,
>
> in order for the XP machine to join it as well.
>
> The error is :
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>  
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> "The following error occurred attempting to join the domain 'XXX' ",
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> Access is denied.  "
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> Attached is the samba.conf, and it is working as my Win98 machines can 
> login etc without any problems. So i believe it is a XP problem.
> If you guys somehow managed to fix...the XP problem. Let me know?
>
>
> P.S. Ignore the >> as i copied it from a email I sent earlier to my 
> local linux users newsgroup.
>
> > > [global]
> > >         workgroup = xxx
> > >         netbios name = xxx
> > >         server string =xxx FileServer
> > >         interfaces = eth0
> > >         encrypt passwords = Yes
> > >         log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
> > >         max log size = 1024
> > >         socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
> > >         time server = yes
> > >         local master = yes
> > >         wins support = yes
> > >         wins proxy = yes
> > >         name resolve order = wins lmhosts hosts bcast
> > >         dns proxy = No
> > >         domain master = yes
> > >         os level = 34
> > >         preferred master = yes
> > >         domain logons = yes
> > >         security = user
> > >         logon script = %U.bat
> > >         create mask = 0744
> > >         directory mask = 0777
> > >         logon home = \\fileserver\profiles\%U 
> <file://%5C%5Cfileserver%5Cprofiles%5C%U>
> > >         hosts deny = ALL EXCEPT 127.0.0.1 172.19.0.
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