[Samba] Re: XP Failure to Join Domain

[micheletto]

try this

add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -s /sbin/nologin -d /dev/null -g 
machines -M %u

Ulf Dettmer wrote:

> Hi,
> disconnect from all shares and delete all network printers on the 
> Windows XP box. Use "nbtstat -s" to see if you are really no longer 
> connected to the samba server. Then try again to join the WinXP machine ...
> cheers, Ulf
> 
> Ken Smith schrieb:
> 
>> I’m using SAMBA 3.0.4-6.3E as a PDC. I have Win98, WinNT4 and Win2000
>> clients successfully joined to the domain. But I can’t get an XP box to
>> join. The XP machine can ‘see’ shares on the SAMBA PDC but strangely does
>> not show up in network neighbourhood. You can find it if you search 
>> for it.
>>
>> The PDC is just using smbpasswd, no LDAP
>>
>> The machine add line in my smb.conf is as follows.....
>>
>> add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g machines -c
>> Samba_Machine_Trust_Account -s /bin/false -M %u
>>
>> When I try to join the XP (SP1) machine to the domain it gives the 
>> error:-
>>
>> “Multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user, 
>> using
>> more than one username, are not allowed. Disconnect all previous 
>> connections
>> to the server or shared resource and try again”
>>
>> I have applied all the various registry settings to the XP machine as
>> suggested, set the local policies and deleted all network connections 
>> with
>> "net use * /del" at a command prompt
>>
>> The registry hive from the XP machine is....
>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon\Parameters] 
>>
>> "DisablePasswordChange"=dword:00000000
>> "requiresignorseal"=dword:00000000
>> "requirestrongkey"=dword:00000000
>> "sealsecurechannel"=dword:00000001
>> "signsecurechannel"=dword:00000001
>> "DBFlag"="0"
>> "Update"="no"
>>
>> The log entry for the XP machine showing my attempts to join the 
>> domain in
>> /var/log/samba is
>>
>> [2004/08/15 10:40:48, 0] lib/util_sock.c:read_socket_data(367)
>>   read_socket_data: recv failure for 4. Error = Connection reset by peer
>> [2004/08/15 10:51:02, 0] lib/util_sock.c:read_socket_data(367)
>>   read_socket_data: recv failure for 4. Error = Connection reset by peer
>> [2004/08/15 11:36:52, 0] lib/util_sock.c:read_socket_data(367)
>>   read_socket_data: recv failure for 4. Error = Connection reset by peer
>> [2004/08/15 11:42:19, 0] lib/util_sock.c:read_socket_data(367)
>>   read_socket_data: recv failure for 4. Error = Connection reset by peer
>>
>> I'm a bit stuck - what have I missed - Is there a "Definitive Guide to
>> joining XP to a SAMBA PDC" out there somewhere....
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>  
>> Ken
>>
>>
>>
>