[Samba] Can't join Samba PDC from Win2k

[Neil Muller]

I forgot to add that to join the domain from w2k I didn't use the wizard.
Instead I went to the properties button on the system->identity notebook page
and clicked the domain radio button, typed in the domain I wanted the machine to
join and then clicked the ok button. W2K prompts for some machine information
and then a userid and pasword of someone authorised to join the machine to the
domain. This is where I entered root and the root password. Everthing worked
fine after that.

Neil


Quoting Neil Muller <neil at neologix.net>:

> 
> I went through exactly the same thing over the weekend and after help
> from this
> list I got it all working. What I had to do was add settings for domain
> admin
> group and domain admin users to my smb.conf global section (both items
> were set
> to root) and I also made root a samba user. If you have done all this
> and its
> still not working make sure the machine trust account is being created
> correctly
> (check smbpasswd and /etc/passwd for entries with your w2k machine name
> with a $
> appended.
> 
> Neil


> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Quoting Brian Lavender <brian at brie.com>:
> 
> > I am trying to make my Samba server act as a domain controller, but
> I
> > can't join the domain. When I go into Windows 2k and I right click
> the
> > computer, the properties button, and try to make it a part of the
> > domain,
> > it asks me for a user account, and a password. I am not sure what
> user
> > account to type in here. What user account do I type in?
> > 
> > Below is my smb.conf file. I followed the howto from 
> > 
> > ftp://us6.samba.org/pub/samba/docs/htmldocs/Samba-PDC-HOWTO.html
> > 
> > and you can see where I put the adduser in my global configuration
> so
> > a machine is added automatically.
> > 
> > # from linux.local (127.0.0.2)
> > # Date: 2002/05/18 21:55:34
> > 
> > # Global parameters
> > [global]
> > 	netbios name = DASERVER
> > 	workgroup = CHEDDAR
> > 	map to guest = Bad User
> > 	socket options = SO_KEEPALIVE IPTOS_LOWDELAY TCP_NODELAY
> > 	character set = ISO8859-15
> > 
> > 	os level = 64
> > 	preferred master = yes
> > 	domain master = yes
> > 	local master = yes
> > 
> > 	security = user
> > 
> > 	encrypt passwords = Yes
> > 
> > 	domain logons = yes
> > 
> > 	logon path = \\%N\profiles\%u
> > 	
> > 	logon drive = H:
> > 	logon home = "\\%N\%U"
> > 
> > 	logon script = logon.cmd
> > 
> > 	printing = lprng
> > 	veto files = /*.eml/*.nws/riched20.dll/*.{*}/
> > 
> > 	add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g 100 -s
> /bin/false
> > -M %u 
> > 
> > 
> > [homes]
> > 	comment = Home Directories
> > 	read only = No
> > 	create mask = 0640
> > 	directory mask = 0750
> > 	browseable = No
> > 
> > [printers]
> > 	comment = All Printers
> > 	path = /var/tmp
> > 	create mask = 0600
> > 	printable = Yes
> > 	browseable = No
> > 
> > ;DOMAIN SPECIFIC INFO
> > [netlogon]
> > 	comment = NETLOGON service
> > 	path = /home/netlogon
> > 	read only = yes
> > 	write list = ntadmin
> > 
> > [profiles]
> > 	path = /home/profiles
> > 	read only = no
> > 	create mask = 0600
> > 	directory mask = 0700
> > 	
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Brian Lavender
> > http://www.brie.com/brian/
> > 
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> 
> 
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Neil Muller
Neologix Pty Ltd
http://www.neologix.net
PO Box 3183, Weston Creek, ACT, 2611, Australia
email: neil at neologix.net
voice: +61 2 62875900    fax:   +61 2 62875911   
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