I can't Login

Greg Dickie greg at discreet.com
Tue Jun 1 10:51:35 GMT 1999



Samba does not yet have PDC/BDC functionality. In other words samba can be a
PDC but you cannot have any BDCs (especially NT ones) as all the database
replication stuff is not there.

Greg

On 01-Jun-99 Christian wrote:
> 
> I  have the 2.1 head branch SAMBA code in a Redhat 5.2 (2.0.36) box
> in a domain called SAMBA,
> and a Windows NT Server 4.0 BDC called CHRIS whit service pack 4 in a
> domain called ADMIN.
> 
> There are these entry in my smb.conf file:
> domain logon = yes
> logon path = path
> logon drive = path
> logon home = path
> logon script = path
> 
> I have create a machine account for  CHRIS whit the command
> /usr/local/samba/bin/smbpasswd -a -m CHRIS$ and in /etc/passwd
>  I also have created an accountadministrator in etc/passwd and
>  whit smbpasswd.
> Next I changed the domain in the network properties in the NT box and I
> successfully join the domain.
> After the Reboot it makes me logon locally and the message that an error
> 
> occured
> during startup.
> I went to the control panel and restart the Net logon service but it
> says me that
> there is not a  PDC for that domain .
> Also If I go in the Server manager or in the User manager for domain it
> says me
> that the computer password was not correct.
> 
> 
> What's my problem and how can I resolve it ?
> 
> 

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