[Samba] Windows XP and domain logon

Honey Bajaj honey at infotronic.net
Sat Jun 5 08:20:59 GMT 2004


Sascha,
I am a bit new to samba and wins, can you explain in a bit detail, and one thing I would like to know 
is it necessary to have DNS server to have windows xp logon to domain.

Thanks,
Honey

Ok,

think I got a solution for u, because I figured out the same problem and it 
took me very long to hear on the lists opinion... ;-)

I got the following configuration on the pdc:

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<PDC>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
        wins support = Yes
        wins hook = /usr/local/bin/dns_update
        wins partners = 192.168.10.2 192.168.10.3
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<PDC>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

and on the bdc:
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BDC>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
        wins server = 192.168.10.1
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BDC>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>


Search for the dns_update-script, you'll find in in the docs. 
(/usr/share/doc/samba-3.0.4/examples/wins_hook/ on my system)
That will help u keeping ur dns up to date for use with wins-emulation...

After u configure the wins on all ur windows clients and u'll see all ur 
problems are blown with the wind...

Greetings 

Sascha

Am Montag, 31. Mai 2004 07:06 schrieb Honey Bajaj:
> Any updates on the below below problem
>
> Thanks,
> Honey
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Honey Bajaj" <honey at competentsoftware.com>
> To: "Brett Stevens" <brett.stevens at hubbub.com.au>; <samba at lists.samba.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 11:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [Samba] Windows XP and domain logon
>
> > Hi Brett,
> >
> > I am using smbpasswd backend, and using rsync to replicate the
>
> information.
>
> > Thanks,
> > Honey
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Brett Stevens" <brett.stevens at hubbub.com.au>
> > To: "Honey Bajaj" <honey at infotronic.net>; <samba at lists.samba.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 4:06 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Samba] Windows XP and domain logon
> >
> > > You said that you are using samba as both the PDC and the BDC. What are
> >
> > you
> >
> > > using for the pass backend and how are you replicating the info?
> > >
> > > Brett Stevens
> > >
> > > On 26/5/04 22:19, "Honey Bajaj" <honey at infotronic.net> wrote:
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > I have installed samba 3.0.2a as PDC and BDC, I am able to add
> > > > windows
> >
> > xp to
> >
> > > > domain and have added all the registry patches to windows xp, but
> > > > when
> >
> > it
> >
> > > > comes to domain logon on windows xp client, the behaviour is very
> >
> > erratic,
> >
> > > > sometimes I am able to logon to domain and sometimes the domain logon
> >
> > fails,
> >
> > > > we need to restart the xp machine and keep trying to the domain
> > > > logon.
> >
> > The
> >
> > > > error we receive is "domain controller is not available", we are
>
> facing
>
> > this
> >
> > > > problem with a network of 15 xp clients everyday few of the the
>
> clients
>
> > > > randomly are able to logon and rest of the few are not able to logon.
> >
> > Please
> >
> > > > suggest me some solution to this problem.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Honey

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