[Samba] Problem authenticating with Samba (security=domain) + Windows 2000 PDC

John H Terpstra jht at samba.org
Fri Dec 13 17:51:29 GMT 2002


On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Javier Castillo Alcibar wrote:

> I'd set up my samba 2.2.7 to auth with "security=domain" mode, but my
> clients cannot auth successfully never because the samba server cannot
> "talk" correctly with my PDC(w2k adv. Server).
>
> In the computer manager event, I see authentication request but with
> empty usernames......so the PDC reject the authentication request.

Did you use "smbpasswd -j mydomain -r pdc_name" to join the domain?

> Is this a know behaviour??

Yes, if your samba server did not join the domain.

> Here is my config:
> [global]
>    workgroup = MYDOMAIN
>    netbios name = DEBIANXFS
>    server string = %h server (Samba %v)
>    guest account = nobody
>    invalid users = root
>    security = domain
>    max log size = 100000
>    password server = *
>    syslog = 0
>    encrypt passwords = Yes
>    socket options = TCP_NODELAY
>    wins support = no
>    wins server = 192.168.4.12
>    dns proxy = yes
>    name resolve order = wins lmhosts host bcast
>    unix password sync = false
>    passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
>    passwd chat = *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n
> *Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n .
>    pam password change = no
>    obey pam restrictions = yes
>    winbind uid = 10000-20000
>    winbind gid = 10000-20000
>    winbind use default domain = yes

- John T.
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John H Terpstra
Email: jht at samba.org



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