[Samba] Re: Problem with Samba PDC and WIN2000

[Keith Fernandez]

what if I changed the machine name, Is there a script there to add a NT/2K
machine name(trust account) automatically when loggoing on and delete the
old machine name after say a week or so.

Regards,
Keith
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Pierre Lebrun" <ple000 at artic.fr>
To: <samba at lists.samba.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 1:56 PM
Subject: [Samba] Re: Problem with Samba PDC and WIN2000


> You have to :
> UNIX
> - add an account for the machine in /etc/passwd ended by a '$' like
> 'machine$'
> - add this machine account to the smbpasswd file with smbpasswd -am
> machine. The '$' is added by the smbpasswd.
> W2K WS
> - on the desktop: "My Computer/Properties/Network Id./Properties/Member
> of" clik on domain and enter the domain name. Enter the root account and
> password then you have a welcome message from the PDC
>
> Warning:
> You cannot change the machine name and join the domain in the same
> operation. You must 1) change the machine name 2) reboot 3)join the
domain.
> I experienced troubles (not solved yet) while joining a domain with a
> W2K server.
>
> I hope this can help you.
>
> Pierre
> Santiago Avila wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I just installed a Samba Server as a PDC and my WIN9X machines worked
> > just fine, but I can´t join WIN2000 Clients to the domain.
> > I created the Trust Account but when a join the domain I get the
message.
> > "The following error occured attempting to join the domain "TECNICO""
> > Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password
> >
> > Also, in the /var/log/samba/taller.log I got
> >
> > [2003/01/29 19:41:23,0] rpc_server/srv_samr.c:api_samr_set_userinfo(672)
> >  api_samr_set_userinfo: Unable to unmarshall SAMR_Q_SET_USERINFO.
> > [2003/01/29 19:41:23, 0] passdb/smbpass.c:startsmbfilepwent_internal(87)
> >  startsmbfilepwent_internal: unable to open file /etc/samba/smbpasswd.
> > Error was Permission denied
> > [2003/01/29 19:41:23, 0] passdb/smbpass.c:iterate_getsmbpwuid(1240)
> >  unable to open smb password database.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Santiago
> >
>
>
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