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

[Ashutosh Kamdar]

Jim,

For all of the four commands you have mentioned, I get the same response:

Unable to join domain <domain-name>.

There are no error messages or explanation with it, just the plain text. 

Regards,

Ash

------Original Message-----
-From: Van Sickler, Jim [mailto:vansickj-eodc at kaman.com]
-Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 07:15 PM
-To: ''Ashutosh Kamdar'', samba at lists.samba.org
-Subject: RE: [Samba] Unable to join samba server to a NT4 style domain
-
-Ash,
-
-try one of the following:
-
-./net rpc join -S NT4SERVER -U administrator
-
-./net rpc join -S NT4SERVER -U administrator%'xxxxxxxx'
-
-./net rpc join -W MYWORKGROUP -U administrator
-
-./net rpc join -W MYWORKGROUP -U administrator%'xxxxxxxx'
-
-Jim
-
-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: Ashutosh Kamdar [mailto:akamdar at gnsi.com]
-> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 11:48 AM
-> To: Van Sickler, Jim; samba at lists.samba.org
-> Subject: Re: [Samba] Unable to join samba server to a NT4 style domain
-> 
-> 
-> 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
-> -
-> -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
-> 
-> 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
-> 
-> -
-> -> -----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
-> -> 
-> -> 
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