[Samba] Joining NT4 workstations to a Samba 3 Domain

[Chris Hobbs]

Henrique wrote:

>I have this problem. I solved deleting a line "set primary group script"
>But, this is a samba3 bug? I can fix it. I need this line? What i can make?
>Help!
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Thanks Henrique -- commenting out that line in my smb.conf allows me to 
join the NT4 client to the domain now as well. I guess this implies a 
bug in the smbldap-usermod script. This is from idealx, I believe. Is 
there a more appropriate place to take this discussion?

Henrique wrote:

>I have this problem. I solved deleting a line "set primary group script"
>But, this is a samba3 bug? I can fix it. I need this line? What i can make?
>Help!
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Chris Hobbs" <chobbs at silvervalley.k12.ca.us>
>To: <samba at lists.samba.org>
>Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 12:18 PM
>Subject: Re: [Samba] Joining NT4 workstations to a Samba 3 Domain
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>>Chris Hobbs wrote:
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>>>Should I submit this to bugzilla? I'd hate to do that until I've 
>>>exhausted my options on the mailing list.
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>>Well this turned out to be an empty threat -- turns out the general
>>public can't submit bugs at bugzilla.samba.org :)
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>>I know (from private e-mail and IRC) that I'm not the only one with this
>>issue. Is there anyone on the list that has NT4 clients working with a
>>Samba3+LDAP domain?
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>>Thanks in advance for your help,
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>>>Chris Hobbs wrote:
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>>>>Linux: Fedora Core 2
>>>>Samba: 3.0.3
>>>>OpenLDAP: 2.1.29
>>>>
>>>>I've noticed a couple of other messages in this month's archives that 
>>>>suggest they're having the same problem as I, but so far no 
>>>>resolution has been reported.
>>>>
>>>>I've got a new Samba domain up and running with LDAP that allows me 
>>>>to join Win2K and XP clients, but not NT4 workstations. I've added 
>>>>the machine account with the command: smbldap-useradd -w MISTEST02
>>>>
>>>>An ldapsearch confirms that the machine account has been created. On 
>>>>attmpting to join the domai nfrom the NT4 client I receive the 
>>>>following error message:
>>>>
>>>>"The machine account for this computer either does not exist or is 
>>>>inaccessible."
>>>>
>>>>Amazingly, the machine account has now disappeared from the LDAP 
>>>>directory, as confirmed by running  ldapsearch.
>>>>
>>>>Trying to add the machine without first running smbldap-useradd 
>>>>(which works fine for the 2K and XP clients) gives me the same error.
>>>>
>>>>I'll be happy to provide confs, debug logs and tcpdumps if those will 
>>>>be helpful - simply let me know what needs to be captured. Thanks in 
>>>>advance for your help.
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