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

[Ashutosh Kamdar]

Jim,

-Try adding the Samba server to the NT4 Domain first.
Response: The samba server has already been added to the NT domain.

-Is the NT4 server also a WINS server?
-If so, add that info to the smb.conf
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-wins server = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
-name resolve order = wins lmhosts host bcast
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-Put the NT4 server info into /etc/lmhosts
-and /etc/hosts
-xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx	NT4SERVER

Response: The NT server is not functioning as a WINS server. The /etc/hosts and /etc/lmhosts already have the entry for the NT server. The server can also resolve the NTSERVER_NAME using DNS.

I also used rpcclient to see if there any connection problems, and it was able to connect just fine to the NTSERVER. Thorougly confused.

Any other ideas?

Thanks for your response,

Ash

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-> -----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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