Win2K & Samba & PDC

[Philipp Hug]

Hi

The following worked for me:
-> remove the computer-name from your smbpasswd-file (don't delete it in
your passwd file!)
-> try to join from your win2k ws now

philipp
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jouni Kylä-Nikkilä" <jouni.kyla-nikkila at cybersoft.fi>
To: <samba-ntdom at us5.samba.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:00 AM
Subject: (Archive Copy) Win2K & Samba & PDC


> Hi!
>
> I have a problemn with Win2K and joining in domain.
> I have Redhat 7.0 (guinness) installed it runs my samba(2.2.0 alpha
> 2)-server.
> Everything worked fine with worgroup otions on but when I chagned
> my samba-server to be my master domain server Win2K did not could log in.
> I have added my username & password to smbpasswd -file + mine computer
with
> dollar sign.
>
> My computer sees domain. When windows ask for password & username for
> joining to domain it takes few seconds and after that comes error
> 'the procedure number is out of range'
> or
> 'the remote procedure call failed'.
>
>
> When i looked my smb.log file it says:
> ---
> [2001/02/27 08:55:19, 0] passdb/smbpass.c:startsmbfilepwent_internal(87)
>   startsmbfilepwent_internal: unable to open file
> /usr/local/samba/private/smbpasswd. Error was Permission denied
> [2001/02/27 08:55:19, 0] passdb/passdb.c:iterate_getsam21pwrid(325)
>   unable to open sam password database.
> ---
>
> Why? I have set all permission to my smbpasswd file. It has 'a+wrx'.
> I noticed that after windows asked me for password somehow smbpasswd
rights
> went back to 'u+rx'. What changes this ? Does samba do it itself?
>
> Windows version is Windows 2000 professional, 5.0.2195 build 2195.
>
> Does anyone know what could help me ?
>
> ---- my smb.conf ----
>
> [global]
>         domain logons = Yes
>         domain master = Yes
>
>         workgroup = WORK
>         log level = 1
>         security = user
>         socket options = TCP_NODELAY
>         netbios name = MINE
>         status = Yes
>         os level = 65
>         encrypt passwords = Yes
>         preferred master = Yes
>         interfaces = eth0
>         share modes = Yes
>   name resolve order = bcast host lmhost wins
>         nt smb support = Yes
>         nt pipe support = Yes
>         nt acl support = Yes
>         announce as = NT
>         announce version = 4.2
>         lm announce = True
>         lm interval = 60
>         keepalive = 300
>   log file = /usr/local/samba/smb.log
>
> [homes]
>         comment = Home dirs
>         browseable = No
>         read only = No
>         write only = No
>
> [samba]
>         comment = Server
>         path = /files
>         public = Yes
>         read only = no
>
> [netlogon]
>         path = /etc/samba/netlogons
>         writable = no
>      guest ok = no
>
> --------------------------------
>
> Thanks in advance
>    Jouni
>
>