Joining a NT Domain

Harald Wellmann Harald.Wellmann at itellium.com
Wed Jul 12 07:21:18 GMT 2000


Salut Jean-Paul,

I'm not an NT expert myself, but AFAIK the domain admin has to
create a computer account on the domain controller before you
can connect to the domain.

In other words: you don't get in unless you're invited :-)

Harald

> Date:   Tue, 11 Jul 2000 21:04:26 +0100
> From:   Jean-Paul POZZI <storm66 at club-internet.fr>
> To:     liste samba <samba at samba.org>
> Subject: Joining a NT Domain
> Message-ID: <yam8227.1343.137863008 at mail.club-internet.fr>
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> 
> Hello,
> 
> I am trying to connect a Samba server in a NT domain, I can't join
> the domain wirh smbpasswd
> 
> smbpasswd -j My_DOMAIN -r MY_PDC
> 
> and I get the following messages :
> 
> ==============================================
> Unable to join domain "MY_DOMAIN".
> cli_net_auth2: Error NT_STATUS_NO_TRUST_SAM_ACCOUNT
> cli_nt_setup_creds: auth2 challenge failed
> modify_trust_password: unable to setup the PDC credentials to machine
> "MY_PDC". Error was : NT_STATUS_NO_TRUST_SAM_ACCOUNT.
> 2000/07/11 15:40:34 : change_trust_account_password: Failed to change
> password for domain "MY_DOMAIN".
> ==============================================
> 
> I am used to Unix, but not to NT and I can't understand what is false
> 
> Regards
> --
> 
> PS
> I am using Samba at home with 2 servers and 3 PC's without a hitch ....
> 
>     Jean-Paul Pozzi


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