[Samba] W2K with Samba 3.3.2 problem

[John H Terpstra - Samba Team]

tisdn tisdn wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> We've had a problem using Samba 3.3.2 and windows 2000 workstations sp4.
> After many tests, it was discovered that when the netbios name has an hyphen
> the windows 2000 workstations don't see the groups on the samba domain, but
> when the name is changed for one without hyphen the error doesn't occur.
> 
> How to reproduce the problem?
> - Configure samba 3.3.2 as domain controller
> - Fill the netbios name parameter (smb.conf) using a name with hyphen like:
> xxx-yyy
> - Join the w2k workstation on the domain
> - On the w2k workstation, logon using a non-administrative account and type
> "net user <user> /domain"
> - The result will be "access denied"
> 
> Do the same test using a netbios name without hyphen (it works!).
> 
> Any idea about this problem?
> 
> Regards,
> TISDN Team

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