[clug] Samba leaving domain for no apparent reason

[Stephen Gream]

Thanks for your fast reply,

We have to change the owner back to the group and edit the permissions in order to get it back onto the domain properly. I wasn't sure whether it was timing issues, but I suppose I'll look that up some more as well now that someone else has mentioned it

Cheers,
Stephen

----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Smart <mail at christophersmart.com>
Date: Thursday, August 13, 2009 10:01 am
Subject: Re: [clug] Samba leaving domain for no apparent reason
To: Stephen Gream <u4398208 at anu.edu.au>
Cc: linux at lists.samba.org

> 2009/8/13 Stephen Gream <u4398208 at anu.edu.au>:
> > Hi people,
> >
> > At work we have a Windows 2003 domain but use an Ubuntu Jaunty 
> box as a NAS. It all works well, but occasionally it will just 
> leave the domain and change the permissions on the files it's 
> holding. I've Googled for it, but no one else seems to be having 
> this problem. Any ideas as to what it may be? I don't have 
> access to the server at the moment, but will try to attach the 
> samba.conf file when I can
> >
> 
> Hey Stephen,
> 
> I'm no expert and the Samba list might be more helpful for you, 
> but I
> do know that Windows domains are sensitive about synchronised time.
> You can't be more than a few minutes out or weirdness ensues.
> 
> Have you been checking the samba logs on the Ubuntu box to see 
> if any
> errors are reported?
> 
> The "changing of permissions" is probably because it can no longer
> look up who owns them due to being disconnected from the domain. I
> doubt that it's actually _changing_ the permissions. If you re-join
> the domain do they all show the correct owners again?
> 
> -c