[Samba] samba PDC problems

[___cliff rayman___]

hi bradley,

first off - thanks for the help.

Bradley W. Langhorst wrote:

>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...
>
ok - did that.  joined workgroup WORKGROUP.
rebooted (what else).
then attempted to change to domain GENWAX.TEST.
i received the same error message as previously.

>
>it's a windows problem.
>
that's an understatement.

>
>
>brad
>On Wed, 2002-12-11 at 21:37, ___cliff rayman___ wrote:
>  
>
>>Bradley W. Langhorst wrote:
>>
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>>>On Wed, 2002-12-11 at 20:24, ___cliff rayman___ wrote:
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>>>>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...
>>> 
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>>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/
>>    
>>

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