win2k & smb

[Simo Sorce]

Eoin Verling wrote:
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> > > > > You cannot use Samba 2.x as a PDC for WinNT /Win2k
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> > Samba 2.0.7 will work as a rudimentary PDC for NT4.x
> >
> > > Add: EnablePlainTextPassword and set dword to 00000001  The
> > latest samba
> > > dist includes this as a reg file, so the book says.  Eoin, if
> > you get it
> > > working, please let me know, thanks!
> >
> > Eh?  PDC functionality REQUIRES encrypted passwords.  Disable
> > encrypted password, and Samba won't be a PDC for NT4.x.  Samba
> > 2.0.7 will NOT work as a PDC for WinY2K in any case.
> >
> 
> Ok, I just tested Windows 2000, logging into 2.0.7 PDC domain, and it
> worked!!!!
> 
> I know people have said it doesn't, but I did just this minute!! I
> didn't change the passwords encryption, didn't change my smb.conf
> (from when I used it for NT logons), the only thin I did do was an
> upgrade to Windows 2000 from NT (as opposed to a clean install). So
> at the CTRL/ALT/DEL login, I put in my samba user/pass/domain and
> away she goes.
> 
> just thought some would like to know
> 

The problem is that whenever you will have to rejoin the domain you will
have to reinstall NT4, join and then upgrade again to win2k :(
Too bad.

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