[Samba] Can't rename win7 machine in samba domain

Vytautas Kasparavicius vytask at freemail.lt
Mon Jul 25 08:45:48 MDT 2011


Not, just changing machine name via control panel

2011.07.25 17:04, Gaiseric Vandal rašė:
> On 07/25/2011 03:41 AM, Vytautas Kasparavicius wrote:
>> Hello,
>> Samba 3.5.8-68 on F15 64bit with all latest updates.
>> Part of smb.conf file:
>>
>> set primary group script = /usr/sbin/usermod -g %g %u
>> add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -g 100 %u
>> add group script = /usr/sbin/groupadd %g
>> add user to group script = /usr/bin/gpasswd -a %u %g
>> add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /var/lib/nobody -g 100 -s 
>> /bin/false -M %u
>> delete user script = /usr/sbin/userdel %u -r
>> delete user from group script = /usr/bin/gpasswd -d %u %g
>> delete group script = /usr/sbin/groupdel %g
>> rename user script = /usr/sbin/usermod --login='%unew' '%uold'
>>
>> I can rename WinXP machines in domain without any problem, but if I 
>> try to rename Win7 machine in domain I getting error
>>
>> "The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted"
>>
>>
>
> Are you removing the machine from the domain 1st, then renaming the 
> machine, then rejoining?



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