[Samba] samba PDC problems

Bradley W. Langhorst brad at langhorst.com
Thu Dec 12 03:11:01 GMT 2002


I'm saying that your samba server may be correctly configured...
however in order to switch a computer from workgroup to domain mode 
you first need to leave the GENWAX.TEST workgroup 
join the "ICANTTHINKOFANAME" workgroup
then join the GENWAX.TEST domain...

it's a windows problem.


brad
On Wed, 2002-12-11 at 21:37, ___cliff rayman___ wrote:
> Bradley W. Langhorst wrote:
> 
> >On Wed, 2002-12-11 at 20:24, ___cliff rayman___ wrote:
> >
> >  
> >
> >>if i use the workgroup setting of GENWAX.TEST, then i can browse
> >>the server, read and write files, and it seems to be working
> >>fine.  if i try to change to a domain setting of GENWAX.TEST, then
> >>it fails with the DNS and SRV record message same as above but
> >>with GENWAX.TEST in place of mydomain.
> >>    
> >>
> >you can't have the workgroup and the domain with the same name...
> >  
> >
> ok - but samba is setup as a primary domain controller.
> there are NO other servers on the network, so there is
> not a workgroup and a domain.  i assume that all windows
> 95/98/me and XP home clients are going to see the domain as
> a workgroup, and that XP Pro/NT clients will see it as a
> domain and logon accordingly.  this is a test server. only
> it, and two pc's are currently hooked to the network for
> testing purposes.  one pc has XP home, and calls GENWAX.TEST
> a workgroup, and the other has XP pro.  when i tell it to
> connect to the GENWAX.TEST workgroup, it works fine, when
> i tell it to connect as a domain, it fails with the DNS/SRV
> message.
> 
> here is a relative snipped from my smb.conf file:
> 
> ---- snip ----
> [global]
> 
> # samba build string
> #       ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/samba_2.2.7  --mandir=/usr/local/man --with-smbmount --with-pam --with-pam_smbpass --with-ssl --with-libsmbclient && make
> 
> 
> # server name and group stuff
> 	workgroup = genwax.test
> 	netbios name = filesnew
> 	server string = files server TESTING ONLY
> 	interfaces = 10.222.222.0/24 127.0.0.1/32
> 	bind interfaces only = yes
> 
> # passwords and domain logions
> 	encrypt passwords = yes
> 	unix password sync = true
> 	pam password change = true
> 	passwd chat = *password* %n\n*passwd* %n\n*successful*
> 	domain logons = yes
> 	domain master = yes
> 	logon drive = Z:
> 	logon home = \\%L\%u	
>         logon path = \\%L\profile\%u
> 	logon script=logon.bat
> 	os level = 99
> 	preferred master = yes
> 	security = user 
> 	path = /home/%s/samba
> 
> # logging directives
> 	log file = /usr/local/samba/var/logs/%m	
> 	log level = 3
> 
> # file and directory masks
> 	create mask = 0660
> 	directory mask = 0770
> 
> #restrictions
> 	dont descend = /proc,/dev,/etc
> 	hosts allow = 10.222.222. 127.0
> 	hide unreadable = yes
> 	max smbd processes = 100
> 	min print space = 10000
> 	# do not allow files with CLSID extensions to be open
> 	veto files = /*.{*}/
> 
> 
> # case sensitivity stuff
> 	mangle case = no
> 	case sensitive = no
> 	default case = lower
> 	preserve case = yes
> 	short preserve case = yes
> ---- snip ----
> 
> here is a snip from the relevant named file on the same server:
> ---- snip ----
> venus           IN      A       10.222.222.2
> mars            IN      A       10.222.222.3
> filesnew        IN      A       10.222.222.3
> hpvec1          IN      A       10.222.222.167
> hpvec2          IN      A       10.222.222.168
> ---- snip ----
> 
> hpvec1 and hpvec2 are XP home and XP pro clients respectively
> venus is not running samba currently
> 
> any help would be appreciated.
> 
> -- 
> ___cliff rayman___cliff at genwax.com___http://www.genwax.com/
-- 
Bradley W. Langhorst <brad at langhorst.com>




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