[Samba] Machine account setup fail

[Saravanan]

Hi, 

I also got the same error when i tried to add machine
account with the add user script. 

add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g
10000 -s /bin/false -M %u

You first create machine account manually from the
shell. After that you can  join machine in the domain.

Regards,
Saravanan

--- Mark Wright <mpwright at speedfactory.net> wrote:

> Hi all
> 
> 
> I am trying to set up a Ubuntu Samba server from
> scratch.  I did this  
> last year with 2.2.  I need a PDC and roaming
> profiles.  Problem is I  
> can't join the domain with my lone test PC running
> NT4.  I am getting  
> a message saying that the machine account cant be
> established.  Her  
> is the log data;
> 
> 2005/08/03 20:30:08, 0]
> rpc_server/srv_samr_nt.c:_samr_create_user(2324)
>    _samr_create_user: Running the command
> `/usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/ 
> false \-d /dev/null l200772$' gave 1
> useradd: unable to lock password file
> 
> Testparm runs oK,  I have encrypt password = yes, I
> have been  
> studying the Official Samba 3 How to guide but can't
> figure this out.
> 
> I can "net use" the server from the client and map a
> home share.   
> Smbclient gives me :
> 
> casey at ubuntu:~$ smbclient -L Ubuntu
> Password:
> Anonymous login successful
> Domain=[TCCGIRLS] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba
> 3.0.14a-Ubuntu]
> 
>          Sharename       Type      Comment
>          ---------       ----      -------
>          print$          Disk      Printer Drivers
>          Home            Disk      Home folders
>          IPC$            IPC       IPC Service
> (ubuntu server (Samba,  
> Ubuntu))
>          ADMIN$          IPC       IPC Service
> (ubuntu server (Samba,  
> Ubuntu))
> Anonymous login successful
> Domain=[TCCGIRLS] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba
> 3.0.14a-Ubuntu]
> 
>          Server               Comment
>          ---------            -------
>          GATEWAY              Gateway (Xandros
> Desktop)
>          UBUNTU               ubuntu server (Samba,
> Ubuntu)
> 
>          Workgroup            Master
>          ---------            -------
>          HOME                 L200772
>          MDKGROUP             LOCALHOST
>          TCCGIRLS             UBUNTU
> 
> 
> Note:  MDKGROUP has Samba services turned off and
> L200772 is the NT  
> workstation that I am trying to join the domain
> with.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Mark
> 
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