machine accounts

[Joel Barnett]

From:           	"James Bear" <james.s.bear at sendit.nodak.edu>
To:             	<samba at lists.samba.org>
Subject:        	machine accounts
Date sent:      	Tue, 22 Jan 2002 08:30:29 -0600

> Well I thank everybody that helped me get swat working.  I am very thankful.
> 
> Now, though, it seems I have more problems.  When I try to join my samba
> domain, my XP box says "a domain controller for the domain edith could not
> be contacted."
> 
> Okay, well, after reading up on things in this list, it seems that I need to
> create a machine account.  I didn't have to on my NT box.  When I join the
> domain with that,  it just creates an account automatically.  So how do I do
> this with Samba?

1. Add a unix account for the machine. If the machine is 
waldo, add a unix account for waldo$. I use webmin, but 
adduser works. Check the samba howto for syntax. 
2. Add a samba account for the machine. You can use smbpasswd 
for this. As root "smbpasswd -a -m waldo" w/o quotes.

> 
> For helpers, here is my smb.conf file.  TAke into account that I do have teh
> security set as share right now and it is wide open to anybody on the
> network just because I like to be able to use it as a storage medium.

If you want the samba box to be a pdc, then security should be 
USER.

> 
> thanks
> jim
> 
> # Samba config file created using SWAT
> # from 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0)
> # Date: 2002/01/21 15:02:23
> 
> # Global parameters
> [global]
> 	workgroup = EDITH
> 	netbios name = WALDO
> 	server string = Samba Server
> 	security = SHARE
> 	encrypt passwords = Yes
> 	passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
> 	passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *Retype*new*password* %n\n
> *passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
> 	unix password sync = Yes
> 	log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
> 	max log size = 0
> 	socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY
> 	preferred master = True
> 	domain master = True
> 	dns proxy = No
> 	default service = homes
> 	guest account = bear
> 	read only = No
> 	guest ok = Yes
> 	printing = lprng
> 
> [homes]
> 	comment = Home Directories
> 	path = /home
> 	force user = bear
> 	create mask = 0664
> 	directory mask = 0775
> 
> [printers]
> 	comment = All Printers
> 	path = /var/spool/samba
> 	printable = Yes
> 	printer name = lab
> 	browseable = Yes
> 
> jim
> English Teacher
> Montpelier School
> 
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Joel Barnett
Systems Administrator
Allegro Corporation
503-257-8480 x2059