[Samba] Samba as PDC

[Bruce Ferrell]

do the following:

1.) make sure there is an entry in the unix/linx /etc passwd file.  It 
should end in a $.

2.) use smbpasswd to delete the account for the machine.  It should be 
something like machine$.  The whole command will look like this:

smbpasswd -x -m machine$

3.) use smbpasswd to re-add the account for the machine:

smbpasswd -a -m machine$

4.)  go to the workstation and attempt to join the domain.
The account you have to use when you're prompted for an account 
authorized to add you to the domain is root.  If you don't have root 
added as a user.  Stop and add root to the domain:

smbpasswd -a root

and assign a password

smbpasswd root

Once you have a root account you should be able to join the domain.

Step three is predicated on the assumption that you don't have a useradd 
script defined in your smb.conf

you may want to put the win2k workstation isto some neutral state before 
begining... i.e. add it to a non-existant workgroup and re-boot.  This 
will clear any exist, potentially conflicting credentials floating 
around on the win2k system.

It may seem a bit tedious, but it's how  I did it when win2k  support 
first came on line and it always worked.

BTW, you didn't mention what service pack the win2k system is at.  There 
used to be a sensitivity to the service packs, but that may have gone away.

Maartin wrote:

> Hi Lester,
> 
>  
> 
> Yes I did, I added my win2k user account name to smbpasswd and passwd.
> 
> I did  not change anything I just went to work and came back last night and
> 
> tried it again. Now I get the following message:
> 
> 'The following error occurred attempting to join the domain "bla-bla":
> 
> The account used is a computer account. Use your global account or local 
> user account to access this server'
> 
>  
> 
> I did check that the everything is lower case and no spelling mistakes. 
> Now the creditials I use account on Win2k
> 
> that I always use to logon (this account is a copy on the local admin 
> account), it is also the account that I added to smdpasswd and passwd.
> 
> I double checked that the passwords on both pc (my and server) are the same.
> 
>  
> 
> I also tried to use the root account from my pc to join the domain but 
> then this is the error message that I get:
> 
> 'The following error occurred attempting to join the domain "bla-bla":
> 
> Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password'
> 
>  
> 
> Now I known the credintials are correct because I use it via Putty to 
> logon with SSH.
> 
> I tried a search on google on these errors, all the results I got back 
> were people that have the same problem but
> 
> have not found any solutions to them yet.
> 
>  
> 
> Any Ideas, suggestions, suggested readings?
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Maartin.
> 
>     ----- Original Message -----
> 
>     From: Lester Laro <mailto:lester at orthodevelopment.com>
> 
>     To: 'Maartin' <mailto:dinamite at ibi.co.za>
> 
>     Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 10:07 PM
> 
>     Subject: RE: [Samba] Samba as PDC
> 
> 
>     Did you add the username and password for SMB.
> 
>      
> 
>     Smbpasswd -a username.  You have to have the same password in
>     smbpasswd as you do in your windows box
> 
>      
> 
>     Lester
> 
>      
> 
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: Maartin [mailto:dinamite at ibi.co.za]
>     Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 2:02 PM
>     To: Samba mail list
>     Subject: [Samba] Samba as PDC
> 
>      
> 
>     Hi there,
> 
>     I have managed to get Samba installed and running etc...
> 
>     I have setup the directories etc for profiles etc... I managed to
>     get samba to
> 
>     appear on the network and I can access it via name and IP address, BUT
> 
>     when I try to add my Win2k PC to the domain it gives the following msg:
> 
>      
> 
>     The following error occurred attempting to join domain "bla-bla":
> 
>     The credentials supplied conflict with an existing set of credentials.
> 
>      
> 
>     What the heck does this mean ? that I allready have a connection
>     open the
> 
>     the samba server or that it is not happy with user + passwd ?
> 
>      
> 
>      
> 
>     Cheers,
> 
>     Maartin.
>