[Samba] Joining Samba3 to NT4 domain problem

[Kryol]

-----Original Message----- 
From: Craig White <craigwhite at azapple.com> 
To: samba at lists.samba.org 
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 08:29:19 -0700 
Subject: Re: [Samba] Joining Samba3 to NT4 domain problem 
 
> On Tue, 2005-12-06 at 16:59 +0200, Kryol wrote: 
> >  Hi all,  
> > I try to join samba3 to NT4 domain:  
> > My smb.conf is following:  
> >   
> > [global]  
> > workgroup = MYDOM  
> > netbios name = LANSERVER  
> > server string = Samba Server  
> > security = domain  
> ---- 
> from smb.conf 
>  
>  SECURITY = DOMAIN 
>  
>        This mode will only work correctly if net(8) has been used to add 
> this machine into a Windows NT  Domain.  It  expects  the  encrypted 
> passwords parameter to be set to yes. In this mode Samba will try to 
> validate the username/password by passing it to a Windows NT Primary or 
> Backup Domain Controller, in exactly the same way that a Windows NT 
> Server would do. 
>  
>        Note that a valid UNIX user must still exist as well as the 
> account on the Domain Controller to allow Samba to have a valid UNIX 
> account to map file access to. 
>  
> You might want to try 'net join -S NETBIOS_NAME_OF_PDC -U Administrator' 
 
Doesn't help 
 
>  
> I also wonder if in your configuration... 
>  
> > password server = PDC  
>  
> is 'PDC' really the NETBIOS name of your primary domain controller? 
 
This is NetBIOS name. 
>  
> and note that it probably would help to have a line in smb.conf 
> something like... 
>  
> wins server = IP_ADDRESS_OF_YOUR_WINS_SERVER 
No WINS server