[Samba] Re: PDC Shows up as a domain - Resolved

[Charles McLaughlin]

I noticed that this didn't affect all users, so I deleted the users and 
added them again using smbpasswd and that fixed this problem.

Charles

Charles McLaughlin wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> My Samba server acting as a PDC shows up as an empty domain on my 
> Windows clients under "My Network Places".
> 
> My PDC is called "PDC" and my domain is called "SOC".  I see PDC and SOC 
> in "My Network Places".
> 
> Another strange problem is when I use the Windows Server Manager tool 
> from servtools.exe, it says "Cannot find the Primary DC for PDC".  Why 
> is it looking for the PDC and not the Domain?
> 
> My settings are below in case that helps.
> 
> Thanks,
> Charles
> 
> ---------------
> 
> # Global parameters
> [global]
>         workgroup = SOC
>         passdb backend = tdbsam
>         passwd chat = *New*Password* %n\n*Re-enter*new*password* %n\n 
> *Password*changed*
>         username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
>         log level = 2
>         log file = /var/log/samba/%m
>         max log size = 50
>         name resolve order = wins bcast hosts
>         time server = Yes
>         add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -m '%u'
>         delete user script = /usr/sbin/userdel -r '%u'
>         add group script = /usr/sbin/groupadd '%g'
>         delete group script = /usr/sbin/groupdel '%g'
>         add user to group script = /usr/sbin/usermod -G '%g' '%u'
>         add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/false -d 
> /var/lib/nobody '%u'
>         logon path =
>         logon home =
>         domain logons = Yes
>         preferred master = Yes
>         wins support = Yes
> 
> [homes]
>         comment = Home Directories
>         valid users = %S
>         read only = No
>         browseable = No
> 
> [netlogon]
>         comment = Network Logon Service
>         path = /home/samba/netlogon
>         guest ok = Yes
>         locking = No
> 
> [profiles]
>         comment = Profile Share
>         path = /home/samba/profiles
>         read only = No
>         profile acls = Yes
>