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

[Ashutosh Kamdar]

Jim,

Yes, the NTSERVER is a PDC. Do you know of a way to see any kind of logs on the net join rpc command?

-Ash

------Original Message-----
-From: Van Sickler, Jim [mailto:vansickj-eodc at kaman.com]
-Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 07:40 PM
-To: ''Ashutosh Kamdar'', samba at lists.samba.org
-Subject: RE: [Samba] Unable to join samba server to a NT4 style domain
-
-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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