[Samba] samba PDC problems

John H Terpstra jht at samba.org
Thu Dec 12 04:45:01 GMT 2002


On Thu, 12 Dec 2002, Sean Roulet wrote:

> 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).

I tried this with about 200 entries in the smbpasswd file and found it
made no difference. I suspect something else was spooking you. It would be
nice to know what!

- John T.

>
> 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/
> >>>
> >>>
>
> Sean Roulet
>
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