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

[John H Terpstra]

On Thursday 14 April 2005 13:49, Ashutosh Kamdar wrote:
> 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?

Are you following chapter 7 of the currently available Samba-Guide? You can 
download it from:

	http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/Samba-Guide.pdf

If you have carefully followed the steps outlined I'd like to know what is not 
working for you so I can fix the documentation.

- John T.

>
> -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
> -> -> ->
> -> -> ->
> -> ->
> -> ----------------------------------8<----------------------------------
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John H Terpstra
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