WG: [Samba] Samba 2.2.7a and XP pro

[Michael Roark]

No clues. I've run through all the info on the list. Double checked all
suggestions from folks here and nothing seems to work. XP Pro is joined to
the domain but when you try to login I get the message listed previously
and I get it instantly.


> Dear Michael,
>
> I just have the same problem you have with samba 2.2.3a on a Suse 8.0
> machine and win xp pro. Besides I performed all the steps below.
>
> From my postings I learned that the prob might have something to do with
> a wrong mapping in smbusers file. It seems to me that the workstation
> account is mapped to user nobody.
>
> Up to now I was not able to solve the prob.
> Do you have any ideas to my description? Or did you already solve it?
>
> With best regards,
>
>
>
>
> Dominik Fischer
>
>
> ___________________________________________________________
>
> Dominik Fischer
>
> Senior Network Administrator
> ___________________________________________________________
>
>
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: John H Terpstra [mailto:jht at samba.org]
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 10. April 2003 21:46
> An: Michael Roark
> Cc: samba at lists.samba.org
> Betreff: Re: [Samba] Samba 2.2.7a and XP pro
>
> Michael,
>
> Did you apply the "RequiresSignOrSeal" registry change on the XP client?
> It is in the samba sources under ~/docs/Registry/WinXP_SignOrSeal.reg
>
> So in summary:
>
> Things to check:
>
> 1. In smb.conf [globals]
> 	encrypted passwords = Yes
> 	security = user
>
> 2. Make sure you have create the machine account:
> Logged in as root:
>
> 	useradd -d /dev/null -s /bin/false -m 'machine_name'\$
>
> Note the escaped '$' - that is needed.
>
> 	passwd -l 'machine_name'\$
> 	smbpasswd -a -m 'machine_name'
>
> Note no escaped '$' argument to smbpasswd.
>
>
> 3. Make sure you have a user account for each user:
> Logged in as root:
>
> 	useradd -M username
> 	passwd username
> 	smbpasswd -a username
>
> Note: You must make sure that 'root' has an account entry in smbpasswd
> also. ie: smbpasswd -a root
>
>
> 4. Join the domain by:
> 	a. Log onto the XP Pro client as Administrator
> 	b. Right click on 'My Computer, in Start panel
> 	c. Select Properties, select Network ID
> 	d. click on Change
> 	e. Set your domain name
> 	f. When prompted for a username and password
> 		enter 'root' and the password you give it for smbpasswd
>
> 5. When the system has rebooted you should be able to log on with a
> username and password set in 3. above. Do not forget to select the
> domain
> name in the logon box.
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Cheers,
> John T.
>
>
> On Thu, 10 Apr 2003, Michael Roark wrote:
>
>> I have read over the lists and search the web, I know this question
> has
>> been asked before, but I've not been able to fix my problem so I'll
> ask
>> here.
>>
>> I have been successful in joining the XP machine to the domain however
> it
>> when I try to login to the domain windows instantly kicks up the
> message:
>>
>> "Windows cannot connect to the domain, either because the
> domaincontroller
>> is down or otherwise unavailable, or because your computer account was
> not
>> found. Please try again later. If this message continues to appear,
>> contact your system administrator for assistance."
>>
>> Unfortunately I'm that sys admin and cannot seem to get the problem
> fixed.
>>
>> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> --
>> Michael Roark
>> President - Nox Ordo, INC.
>> The Gaming Center
>> http://www.gamingcenters.net
>> "Welcome to the promised LAN"
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> John H Terpstra
> Email: jht at samba.org


-- 
Michael Roark
President - Nox Ordo, INC.
The Gaming Center
http://www.gamingcenters.net
"Welcome to the promised LAN"