[Samba] join domain failure "system account not in primary...."

[jon at dullesmicro.com]

Thanks for the response

I still get the same error when I use when I use the adduser script you 
gave me

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Here are some log files

[2003/10/02 15:26:25, 2] smbd/reply.c:reply_special(100)
  netbios connect: local=one remote=usvap010, name type = 0
[2003/10/02 15:26:25, 2] smbd/sesssetup.c:setup_new_vc_session(535)
  setup_new_vc_session: New VC == 0, if NT4.x compatible we would close 
all old resources.
[2003/10/02 15:26:25, 2] smbd/sesssetup.c:setup_new_vc_session(535)
  setup_new_vc_session: New VC == 0, if NT4.x compatible we would close 
all old resources.
[2003/10/02 15:26:25, 2] auth/auth.c:check_ntlm_password(309)
  check_ntlm_password:  Authentication for user [Administrator] -> 
[Administrator] FAILED with error NT_STATUS_NO_SUCH_USER
[2003/10/02 15:26:25, 2] smbd/server.c:exit_server(558)
  Closing connections
[2003/10/02 15:26:25, 2] smbd/reply.c:reply_special(93)
  netbios connect: name1=ONE             name2=USVAP010
[2003/10/02 15:26:25, 2] smbd/reply.c:reply_special(100)
  netbios connect: local=one remote=usvap010, name type = 0
[2003/10/02 15:26:25, 2] smbd/sesssetup.c:setup_new_vc_session(535)
  setup_new_vc_session: New VC == 0, if NT4.x compatible we would close 
all old resources.
[2003/10/02 15:26:25, 2] smbd/sesssetup.c:setup_new_vc_session(535)
  setup_new_vc_session: New VC == 0, if NT4.x compatible we would close 
all old resources.
[2003/10/02 15:26:25, 1] auth/auth_util.c:make_server_info_sam(818)
  User smbguest in passdb, but getpwnam() fails!
[2003/10/02 15:26:25, 2] auth/auth.c:check_ntlm_password(309)
  check_ntlm_password:  Authentication for user [] -> [] FAILED with 
error NT_STATUS_NO_SUCH_USER
[2003/10/02 15:26:25, 2] smbd/server.c:exit_server(558)
  Closing connections
[2003/10/02 15:26:46, 2] smbd/server.c:exit_server(558)
  Closing connections


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Here is my cnf file:

[global]
        domain logons = yes
        encrypt passwords = yes
        guest account = smbguest
        log level = 2
        log file = /var/log/samba.log
        logon drive = p:
        logon home = \\one\%U
        netbios name = one
        os level = 99
        preferred master = yes
        security = user
        socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 
SO_SNDBUF=8192
        wins support = yes
        workgroup = funk.com

[homes]
        read only = no
        create mode = 0600
        directory mode = 0700

[netlogon]
        path = /home/netlogon
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Original Message:
You need to use this syntax:
useradd -s /bin/false -d /dev/null mycomputername\$

Once this is done you will need to add the windows pc to the samba
domain using root as the name and root's samba password,
which means root needs a samba user and password beforehand.

Regards,
Mark

Samba Setup Guide
www.samba.netfirms.com <http://www.samba.netfirms.com>



I am trying join a w2k bo to a samba DC on RH9.  I have read that I need

to add the computer as a user first then join so I did it via these
commands:

adduser myComputer$
smbpasswd -a -m myComputer

Is that all i need to do?

When I join I get the "welcome to the domain message" and then I
restart.  However when trying to login I get "This systems computer
account is not in the primary....." and cant log on.

Furthermore there is a long pause before I get the "welcome to the
domain message" message when I join the domain.  As a result I used
ethareal to look at the packets a found many protocol errors.  Such as:

DNS: no such name : _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.funk.com
NETLOGON: SAM Response - user unknown

thanks in advance