Samba 2.2.2 as PDC

Ian Linwood ian-linwood at freeuk.com
Sun Jan 20 12:53:03 GMT 2002


Hi 
I'd appreciate some advice in setting up Samba 2.2.2 as a PDC. 
I've successfully got it working as a simple file sharing box, but the system is not recognised as a Domain controller 
when I try to join the domain. I get 'domain controller not found...' message on my W98 & W2K box.

Diagnostics
-----------

ian at nitrogen:~$ /usr/local/samba/bin/smbclient -U% -L localhost
added interface ip=10.0.1.21 bcast=10.0.1.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
added interface ip=127.0.0.1 bcast=127.255.255.255 nmask=255.0.0.0
Domain=[SYSOL] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 2.2.2]

        Sharename      Type      Comment
        ---------      ----      -------
        netlogon       Disk      Network Logon Service
        public         Disk      Public Stuff
        IPC$           IPC       IPC Service (Nitrogen Dev. Box)
        ADMIN$         Disk      IPC Service (Nitrogen Dev. Box)
        lp             Printer   

        Server               Comment
        ---------            -------
        HYDROGEN             
        NITROGEN             Nitrogen Dev. Box

        Workgroup            Master
        ---------            -------
        SYSOL                NITROGEN


C:\>ping nitrogen

Pinging nitrogen.sysol.local [10.0.1.21] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 10.0.1.21: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=255
Reply from 10.0.1.21: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=255
Reply from 10.0.1.21: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=255
Reply from 10.0.1.21: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=255

Ping statistics for 10.0.1.21:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 0ms, Maximum =  0ms, Average =  0ms

C:\>net view nitrogen
Shared resources at nitrogen

Nitrogen Dev. Box

Share name   Type         Used as  Comment

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ian          Disk                  Home Directories
lp           Print
netlogon     Disk                  Network Logon Service
public       Disk                  Public Stuff
The command completed successfully.


Machine accounts have been added to /etc/passwd and with 
'smbpasswd -a -m'

ian at nitrogen:~$ cat /etc/passwd
root:x:0:0::/root:/bin/bash
bin:x:1:1:bin:/bin:
daemon:x:2:2:daemon:/sbin:
adm:x:3:4:adm:/var/log:
lp:x:4:7:lp:/var/spool/lpd:
sync:x:5:0:sync:/sbin:/bin/sync
shutdown:x:6:0:shutdown:/sbin:/sbin/shutdown
halt:x:7:0:halt:/sbin:/sbin/halt
mail:x:8:12:mail:/:
news:x:9:13:news:/usr/lib/news:
uucp:x:10:14:uucp:/var/spool/uucppublic:
operator:x:11:0:operator:/root:/bin/bash
games:x:12:100:games:/usr/games:
ftp:x:14:50::/home/ftp:
mysql:x:27:27:MySQL:/var/lib/mysql:/bin/bash
gdm:x:42:42:GDM:/var/state/gdm:/bin/bash
nobody:x:99:99:nobody:/:
ian:x:1000:100:,,,:/home/ian:/bin/bash
postgres:x:1001:102:PostgreSQL service account,,,:/data/pgsql:/bin/bash
bind:x:1002:103:,,,:/opt/bind9:/bin/false
hydrogen$:x:1003:104::/home/machines:/bin/false
misery$:x:1004:104::/home/machimes:/bin/false
nitrogen$:x:1005:104::/dev/null:/bin/false

This is my smb.conf
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ian at nitrogen:~$ cat /etc/samba/conf/smb.conf 
[global]

# workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name, eg: REDHAT4
   netbios name = nitrogen
   workgroup = SYSOL
   logon drive = p:
   logon home = \\%L\%U

# server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
   server string = Nitrogen Dev. Box

# This option is important for security. It allows you to restrict
# connections to machines which are on your local network. The
# following example restricts access to two C class networks and
# the "loopback" interface. For more examples of the syntax see
# the smb.conf man page
   hosts allow = 10.0.1. 127.

# If you want to automatically load your printer list rather
# than setting them up individually then you'll need this
   load printers = yes

# you may wish to override the location of the printcap file
;   printcap name = /etc/printcap

# on SystemV system setting printcap name to lpstat should allow
# you to automatically obtain a printer list from the SystemV spool
# system
;   printcap name = lpstat

# It should not be necessary to specify the print system type unless
# it is non-standard. Currently supported print systems include:
# bsd, sysv, plp, lprng, aix, hpux, qnx
;   printing = bsd

# Uncomment this if you want a guest account, you must add this to /etc/passwd
# otherwise the user "nobody" is used
;  guest account = pcguest

# this tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine
# that connects
   log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log

# Put a capping on the size of the log files (in Kb).
   max log size = 50

# Security mode. Most people will want user level security. See
# security_level.txt for details.
   security = user

# Use password server option only with security = server
# The argument list may include:
#   password server = My_PDC_Name [My_BDC_Name] [My_Next_BDC_Name]
# or to auto-locate the domain controller/s
#   password server = *
;   password server = <NT-Server-Name>

# Note: Do NOT use the now deprecated option of "domain controller"
# This option is no longer implemented.

# You may wish to use password encryption. Please read
# ENCRYPTION.txt, Win95.txt and WinNT.txt in the Samba documentation.
# Do not enable this option unless you have read those documents
  encrypt passwords = yes

# Using the following line enables you to customise your configuration
# on a per machine basis. The %m gets replaced with the netbios name
# of the machine that is connecting
;   include = /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf.%m

# Most people will find that this option gives better performance.
# See speed.txt and the manual pages for details
# You may want to add the following on a Linux system:
#         SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
   socket options = TCP_NODELAY 

# Configure Samba to use multiple interfaces
# If you have multiple network interfaces then you must list them
# here. See the man page for details.
   interfaces = 10.0.1.21/24 127.0.0.0/8
   bind interfaces only = yes

# Browser Control Options:
# set local master to no if you don't want Samba to become a master
# browser on your network. Otherwise the normal election rules apply
   local master = yes

# OS Level determines the precedence of this server in master browser
# elections. The default value should be reasonable
   os level = 65

# Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. This
# allows Samba to collate browse lists between subnets. Don't use this
# if you already have a Windows NT domain controller doing this job
   domain master = yes 

# Preferred Master causes Samba to force a local browser election on startup
# and gives it a slightly higher chance of winning the election
   preferred master = yes

# Enable this if you want Samba to be a domain logon server for 
# Windows95 workstations. 
   domain logons = yes

# if you enable domain logons then you may want a per-machine or
# per user logon script
# run a specific logon batch file per workstation (machine)
;   logon script = %m.bat
# run a specific logon batch file per username
;   logon script = %U.bat

# Where to store roving profiles (only for Win95 and WinNT)
#        %L substitutes for this servers netbios name, %U is username
#        You must uncomment the [Profiles] share below
   logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U

# Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:
# WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable it's WINS Server
   wins support = yes

# WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client
#       Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but NOT both
;   wins server = w.x.y.z

# WINS Proxy - Tells Samba to answer name resolution queries on
# behalf of a non WINS capable client, for this to work there must be
# at least one  WINS Server on the network. The default is NO.
;   wins proxy = yes

# DNS Proxy - tells Samba whether or not to try to resolve NetBIOS names
# via DNS nslookups. The built-in default for versions 1.9.17 is yes,
# this has been changed in version 1.9.18 to no.
   dns proxy = no 

#============================ Share Definitions ==============================
[homes]
   comment = Home Directories
   browseable = no
   writable = yes

# Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for Domain Logons
 [netlogon]
   comment = Network Logon Service
   path = /data/samba/netlogon
   guest ok = yes
   writable = no
   share modes = no
   write list = root,ian


# Un-comment the following to provide a specific roving profile share
# the default is to use the user's home directory
[Profiles]
    path = /data/samba/profiles
    browseable = no
    guest ok = yes


# NOTE: If you have a BSD-style print system there is no need to 
# specifically define each individual printer
[printers]
   comment = All Printers
   path = /usr/spool/samba
   browseable = no
# Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
   guest ok = no
   writable = no
   printable = yes

[public]
   comment = Public Stuff
   path = /data/samba/public
   public = yes
   writable = yes
   printable = no
   write list = @users


Any advice or further diagnostic tips would be welcome.


Ian Linwood. e-mail: ian at dinwoodi.f9.co.uk




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