[Samba] HOWTO: name change of Samba PDC

[kurt weiss]

over 'netbios name=' u manage the 'windows name' of your server.
additionally u have to check following name sources (if they exist):
- wins and/or dns
- hosts file on the clients

Rainer Hubovsky schrieb:
> No I didn't but if I did I would have to change it, too if I want to
> chenge the name of the server as it appears it to the clients,
> wouldn't I?
> 
> All the best from Vienna! ;-)
>  +r
> 
> 
> kurt weiss writes:
>  > are u using 'netbios name=' in smb.conf?
>  > 
>  > greetings from your 'neighbour' in tirol ;-)
>  > 
>  > 
>  > Rainer Hubovsky schrieb:
>  > 
>  > > Hi there!
>  > > 
>  > > I once had the problem of not being able to log on to the domain after
>  > > changing the name of my Samba server as described in the
>  > > documentation. But it was only in a test environment.
>  > > 
>  > > Now I have to change the name of a Samba PDC in a real environment and
>  > > I am not sure what to do to avoid this problem
>  > > 
>  > > In the docs for Samba 2.2 it says that one should restore the file
>  > > private/WORKROUP.SID, but although running 2.2.7 I couldn't find this
>  > > file.
>  > > 
>  > > The Samba 3.0 docs say that the SID is stored in secrets.tdb and could
>  > > be get with "net getlocalsid.." and set with a similar
>  > > command. Running 2.2.7, I do have /etc/secrets.tdb but no command
>  > > "net".
>  > > 
>  > > Just a few minutes ago, I tried a name change with 2.2.7 and had no
>  > > problems.
>  > > 
>  > > What I am supposed to do?
>  > > Under which Samba version this could be a problem and how can this be
>  > > avoided?
>  > > 
>  > > Thanks a lot.
>  > > 
>  > > Best regards,
>  > >  +r
>  > > 
>  > > --
>  > >    @ Rainer Hubovsky
>  > >    @ rainer at hubovsky.net
>  > >    @ Ferdinandstrasse 29/15, A-1020 Wien
>  > >    @ Tel/Fax: +43 1 94 60 554
>  > > 
>  > 
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