[Samba] Unable to join samba server to a NT4 style domain

[Van Sickler, Jim]

Try adding the Samba server to the NT4 Domain first.

Is the NT4 server also a WINS server?
If so, add that info to the smb.conf

wins server = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
name resolve order = wins lmhosts host bcast

Put the NT4 server info into /etc/lmhosts
and /etc/hosts
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx	NT4SERVER

restart Samba and see if you can join
the domain now.

Hope this helps,
  Jim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ashutosh Kamdar [mailto:akamdar at gnsi.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 12:58 AM
> To: samba at lists.samba.org
> Subject: [Samba] Unable to join samba server to a NT4 style domain
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I have installed Samba version 3.0.13 on a Solaris 9 machine 
> and am trying to add it to an existing NT domain as a member 
> server. I have followed the instructions in Chapter 2 of the 
> Samba HOW-TO collection for adding a samba server as a Domain 
> member. The problem is that when i use the net rpc join 
> command to join the domain, I get the following error:
> 
> # ./net rpc join -U administrator%'xxxxxxxx'
> 
> Unable to find a suitable server
> 
> Unable to find a suitable server
> 
> Specifying the domain name with a -w switch or the PDC doesnt 
> seem to help.
> 
> Is there a way for me to see a detailed version of the error 
> message or some log file where this is dumped to? I am 
> posting the smb.conf for reference. Please help  me resolve 
> this error.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ash
> 
> ----------------------------------8<----------------------------------
> smb.conf
> 
> [global]
>         dns proxy = no
>         debug timestamp = yes
>         encrypt passwords = yes
>         idmap gid = 15000-20000
>         socket options = TCP_NODELAY
>         max log size = 1024
>         password server = *
>         idmap uid = 15000-20000
>         debug level = 3
>         security = domain
>         server string = Samba Server
>         workgroup = MYWORKGROUP
>         log level = 3
>         log file = /usr/local/samba/var/log.%m
>         netbios name = MYSERVER
>         load printers = yes
>         os level = 33
>         default = share
> [homes]
>    comment = Home Directories
>    valid users = %S
>    browseable = no
>    writable = yes
> 
> [printers]
>    comment = All Printers
>    path = /usr/spool/samba
>    browseable = no
>    guest ok = no
>    writable = no
>    printable = yes
> 
> [share]
> path = /share
> comment = Solaris share
> valid users = @Accounts
> guest ok = Yes
> read only = No
> 
> ----------------------------------8<----------------------------------
> 
> 
> 
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