NT Workstation can't log into domain...

[Rafał Szcześniak]

"Hanson, Don" wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I replaced my NT Server a while ago with RedHat Linux, now version 6.  Samba
> (version shipped w/ RH6.0) is configured and IP-MASQ providing Internet
> access via DSL to a couple of Win9x boxes.  For work purposes, I need to
> fire up NT Workstation 4.0 sp4 on one of the Win9x boxes, which was setup as
> dual boot long ago.
>    My problem is that NT Workstation gives "Cannot find domain server..."
> when I try to change from a Workgroup to Domain Black-Box in Network
> properties.
> 
> I've set this up before, but I must be missing something (hopefully
> obvious).  I have the Registry setting EnablePlainTextPasswords set to 1.

You cannot use Samba-PDC functionality with plain text password.
If you set 'domain logons = yes' then you've got to have also
'encrypt passwords = yes'.

> I'm using the same account name/password on Workstation as I do from 98.
> The machine has the same static IP 192.168.1.2, Gateway-DNS Server-Wins
> Server 192.168.1.1 under Workstation and 98.
> 
> My friend is running almost exact same configuration, RH6.0 etc. and logs in
> just fine.  Below is sections of my smb.conf file
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Don
> 

Greetings :-)
Rafał

>  [global]
> workgroup = BLACK-BOX
> server string = Black-Box Samba Server
> hosts allow = 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.3
> ;  guest account = pcguest
> security = user
> ;  encrypt passwords = yes
> ;  smb passwd file = /etc/smbpasswd
> interfaces = 192.168.1.1/255.255.255.0
> ;   local master = no
> ;   os level = 33
> domain master = yes
> ;   preferred master = yes
> domain logons = yes
> wins support = yes
> ;   wins server = w.x.y.z
> wins proxy = yes
> dns proxy = yes