Samba server joining an NT4 domain. (or trying)

[yaya]

> From: "Testa, Stefan" <STEFAN.TESTA at saic.com>
> To: "'samba-ntdom at us5.samba.org'" <samba-ntdom at us5.samba.org>
> Subject: Samba server joining an NT4 domain. (or trying)
> Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 23:40:47 -0800
>
> Hello,
>
>      I am trying to add my samba server to my domain at work. I have added
> the hostname of the machine to the list in the pdc. When I run the
smbpasswd
> command, this is the error I get. I have made sure that the smbd is
stopped
You don't need to stop smbd or other services.

> prior to running this. My question is, "Where do I look to make sure the
> NetBios name it is sending to the PDC is the one I added?" The linux
> hostname & the 'NetBios =' line in the smb.conf file are the same name. Is
It's 'netbios name' parameter, not 'NetBios'
> there somewhere else it is looking for me to enter a hostname? This linux
Don't need to set up 'netbios name' if it's the same as the hostname.

> server is also running apache with an actual domain name pointed to it. So
> in the httpd.conf file there is a real domain name. Could this be the
> problem?
>
I don't think so. CMIIW.
> Any help is greatly appreciated,
>
> Stefan Testa
> SAIC
>
>
> [root at MACHINENAME username]# smbpasswd -j 'domain-name' -r 'ip of PDC'
> cli_net_req_chal: Error NT_STATUS_INVALID_COMPUTER_NAME
> cli_nt_setup_creds: request challenge failed
> modify_trust_password: unable to setup the PDC credentials to machine 'ip
of
> PDC'. Error was : NT_STATUS_INVALID_COMPUTER_NAME.
> 2000/12/01 23:29:13 : change_trust_account_password: Failed to change
> password for domain 'domain-name'.
> Unable to join domain 'domain-name'.
>
Use 'smbpasswd -j 'domain_name' -r 'hostname_of_NTPDC'
>
HTH
yaya