[Samba] Windows Domain Question

[Robert Adkins]

Hello Everyone,

	I know that this should probably be directed at a Samba-NT Domain   
mailing list, however all the links leading to such lists on the   
samba.org web-site are broken.

	Anyway, I am in the process of replacing a Windows NT 4.0 PDC with a   
Redhat Linux 7.3 Samba running machine. I have a little question   
regarding the machine accounts.

	There are a few Windows NT and Windows 2000 machines on the network,   
those machines also happen to have the same names as the normal users of   
those systems. (I didn't set up the network originally. I would have   
named them something else.)

	The issue is, would creating the machine accounts that have virtually   
the same name as the user accounts be an issue with Linux and Samba? The   
only difference between the user and machine accounts would be the   
inclusion of the $ after the machine name.

	Does anyone have experience with this?

Regards,
Robert Adkins
IT Manager/Buyer
IMPEL Industries, Inc.
Office: 586-254-5800