[Samba] Samba PDC, can't login into WinXP without network connection

Gareth Cummings gareth.cummings at globoforce.com
Thu Oct 9 15:41:57 GMT 2008


John Price wrote:
> I've setup a Samba PDC (3.0.28a). I can join the domain
> with a Windows XP sp3 laptop and logon with no problems,
> but if I try to logon while the laptop is not connected to
> the network, it will not allow it.
>
> "The system cannot log you on now because the domain
> DOMAIN is not available."
>
> I have the following policies set on the windows machine:
>
> Interactive logon: Number of previous logons to cache (in
> case domain controller is not available)     10 logons
>
> Interactive logon: Require Domain Controller
> authentication to unlock workstation        Disabled
>
> I know that there should be a way for windows to cache the
> logon so that the PDC does not have to be available.
>
> Samba config attached.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
>   
Do a |pdbedit -Lv username and make sure that the DOMAIN line contains 
the correct domain name, if it doesn't do the following and it should 
fix it for you
|

|pdbedit -i tdbsam -e smbpasswd
pdbedit -i smbpasswd -e tdbsam
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