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

[Van Sickler, Jim]

Ash,

Do you have Samba shut down while you're
running net rpc join?  The daemons
shouldn't be running, AFAIK.

Make sure they're down, and try your earlier
net rpc join commands...

If that doesn't work, try just:
       net rpc join -S NT4SERVER

Maybe try deleting MYSERVER from the domain,
then
net join -S NT4SERVER -U administrator%'xxxxxxxx' -W MYWORKGROUP --long

See
http://aosda.net/docs/samba/3.0/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/domain-member.html#id
2522086


Jim


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ashutosh Kamdar [mailto:akamdar at gnsi.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 12:50 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,
> 
> 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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