[Samba] Re: can't join domain / smbldap-useradd -w machine not working

[Igor Belyi]

I'd guess that you either have nscd running on your PDC or Administrator 
with that password does not exists in PDC user database.
In first case you will need either stop or restart nscd. In second - 
create such user or check its password.

Hope it helps,
Igor

Tomasz Chmielewski wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm trying to set up Samba + OpenLDAP as a PDC.
> 
> I followed the instructions from chapter 6 in Samba-3 by Example, my 
> system is SuSE 9.1.
> 
> ldap, winbind, nmb and smb are running.
> 
> testparm says my smb.conf file is OK.
> 
> I set LDAP password using smbpasswd -w.
> 
> There was a similar post a few days ago (smbldap-tools don't create 
> machine account properly), but it didn't help me.
> 
> When I try to join using net rpc (page 158 of Samba-3 by Example), I get 
> this:
> 
> # net rpc join -U Administrator%password
> Could not connect to server SERVER
> The username or password was not correct.
> 
> 
> This is what is logged with debugs 1-9 in smb.conf (same log with each 
> debug):
> 
> # cat /var/log/samba/log.192.168.0.109
> [2004/10/25 15:01:04, 0] rpc_server/srv_netlog_nt.c:get_md4pw(201)
>   get_md4pw: Workstation SERVER$: no account in domain
> 
> 
> I get the same even when I add machine SERVER manually.
> 
> 
> I can find this machine manually using ldapsearch:
> 
> # ldapsearch -x -b "dc=magista,dc=de" "(uid=SERVER$)"
> # extended LDIF
> #
> # LDAPv3
> # base <dc=magista,dc=de> with scope sub
> # filter: (uid=SERVER$)
> # requesting: ALL
> #
> 
> # server$, Users, magista.de
> dn: uid=server$,ou=Users,dc=magista,dc=de
> objectClass: top
> objectClass: inetOrgPerson
> objectClass: posixAccount
> cn: server$
> sn: server$
> uid: server$
> uidNumber: 1004
> gidNumber: 515
> homeDirectory: /dev/null
> loginShell: /bin/false
> description: Computer
> gecos: Computer
> 
> # search result
> search: 2
> result: 0 Success
> 
> # numResponses: 2
> # numEntries: 1