WG: [Samba] Samba 2.2.7a and XP pro

[Michael Roark]

Anyone mind sending me a copy of a working smb.conf?


> I just experienced something like this.  What it ended up being was
> something in the "valid users" section of the conf file.  After I
> removed what I had there it worked like a champ.  Cheers.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: samba-bounces+gmiller=eccbm.com at lists.samba.org
> [mailto:samba-bounces+gmiller=eccbm.com at lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of
> Michael Roark
> Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 12:35 PM
> To: dominik at d-fischer.de
> Cc: samba at lists.samba.org
> Subject: Re: WG: [Samba] Samba 2.2.7a and XP pro
>
> 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"
>
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Michael Roark
President - Nox Ordo, INC.
The Gaming Center
http://www.gamingcenters.net
"Welcome to the promised LAN"