error w/ 'sbmpasswd -j <domain> -r <PDS>'

geoffrey lee snail_talk at yahoo.com
Wed Dec 15 11:35:40 GMT 1999


hi,

it seems that you are mixing up the idea of nt domains and DNS names.

they are _NOT_ the same!!

Please find out the name of your nt domain and then try again.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: samba-ntdom at samba.org [mailto:samba-ntdom at samba.org]On Behalf Of
> Sam Carleton
> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 4:25 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list SAMBA-NTDOM
> Subject: error w/ 'sbmpasswd -j <domain> -r <PDS>'
> 
> 
> Ok, I am having a problem hooking up my Samba box (Linux) with my NT box
> (SP5).  The Linux box is ln1, and the NT box is roses.  When I type in:
> 
> smbpasswd -j FLOWERS.DOM -r roses
> 
> I get this error:  
> 
> error connecting to 192.168.0.2:139 (Connection refused)
> modify_trust_password: unable to connect to SMB server on machine ROSES.
> Error was : code 0.
> 1999/12/15 03:09:46 : change_trust_account_password: Failed to change
> password for domain FLOWERS.DOM.
> 
> I DID go into the "Windows NT Workstation or Server" and create an
> account for LN1.
> 
> Any ideas what I amd doing wrong?
> 
> Sam Carleton
> 


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