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

[Van Sickler, Jim]

Ash,

Is NT4SERVER the PDC?
If not, use -S PDC instead of -S NT4SERVER

Jim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ashutosh Kamdar [mailto:akamdar at gnsi.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 12:24 PM
> To: Van Sickler, Jim; 'Ashutosh Kamdar'; samba at lists.samba.org
> Subject: Re: [Samba] Unable to join samba server to a NT4 style domain
> 
> 
> 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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