[Samba] samba PDC problems

Thu Dec 12 04:13:02 GMT 2002

Hi Cliff,

I don't know if this will work, but short of the DNS error, you seem to be
having a problem that I encoutered some time ago, (I used to get a "user
does not exist" error) and I fixed it as follows.

The smbpasswd file contains the usernames and computers.

I found that opening it in a text editor and moving the Win2K computername
entry that couldn't join up to below the root user. (include all unix and
windows hash.)

Then I saved the file, and tried again.  And it worked.  I don't know why
this is, but it seems that if computers are far down in the list, they
aren't found by samba.  (or windows times out, I don't know which).

Sean

PS: I had posted a question about this to the list zonks ago, but got no
answers.

On 12/12/02 12:03 PM, "___cliff rayman___" <cliff at genwax.com> wrote:

> 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:
>>> 
>>>    
>>> 
>>>> 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/
>>>    
>>> 

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