[Samba] Joining a Samba 3 domain repost

[Mike]

Thanks Jimmy

Yes this is a Unix SAMBA server, only xp workstations here. Can log int 
shares using administrator or root but not join the domain?

Arhhhhhh

Many thanks

mike

Jimmy D. Smith wrote:

>Mike,
>
>You must join the Domain with a valid "Windows" user that has Administrative
>privileges in the Domain, assuming this is a Windows envirionment, not a
>Unix PDC. In the Windows world, root has no meaning or privilege.
>
>Jim 
>
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>From: samba-bounces+jdsmith=iprocorp.com at lists.samba.org
>[mailto:samba-bounces+jdsmith=iprocorp.com at lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of
>Mike
>Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 3:30 PM
>To: samba-list
>Subject: Re: [Samba] Joining a Samba 3 domain repost
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>Hi I have now been through the documentation by-example guide
>
>http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/
>There are two books:
>	Samba3-HOWTO.pdf
>	Samba3-ByExample.pdf
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>
>But I get the message "....error while joining domain xyz user not found"
>when trying to join the domain with the root & rootpassword
>
>Many thanks
>
>Mike
>
>
>Matt Lung wrote:
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>>have you tried this documentation yet??
>>
>>http://www.idealx.org/prj/samba/smbldap-howto.en.html
>>
>>
>>Mike wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>Thanks Chris I tried that to
>>>
>>>User is there But I get the message "....error while joining domain 
>>>xyz user not found"
>>>---------------
>>>Unix username:        root
>>>NT username:         Account Flags:        [U          ]
>>>User SID:             S-1-5-21-2865329454-1566569267-2544077890-1000
>>>Primary Group SID:    S-1-5-21-2865329454-1566569267-2544077890-1001
>>>Full Name:            root
>>>Home Directory:       \\server\root
>>>HomeDir Drive:        H:
>>>Logon Script:         logon.bat
>>>Profile Path:         \\server\Profiles\root
>>>Domain:               xyz
>>>Account desc:        Workstations:        Munged dial:         Logon 
>>>time:           0
>>>Logoff time:          Sat, 14 Dec 1901 09:45:51 GMT
>>>Kickoff time:         Sat, 14 Dec 1901 09:45:51 GMT
>>>Password last set:    Wed, 14 Dec 2005 17:16:39 GMT
>>>Password can change:  Wed, 14 Dec 2005 17:16:39 GMT Password must 
>>>change: Sat, 14 Dec 1901 09:45:51 GMT
>>>Last bad password   : 0
>>>Bad password count  : 0
>>>Logon hours         : FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
>>>
>>>Chris Lounsbury wrote:
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>>>
>>>>Mike
>>>>You need to make sure your root account exists in your tbsam backend 
>>>>and then use root and its password when joining your windows 
>>>>workstations. At least that's how I did it Chris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 
>>>>
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>>>>>>>Mike <mikevl at paradise.net.nz> 12/14/05 12:50 PM >>>
>>>>>>>      
>>>>>>>              
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>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>Sorry still unable to find documentation Hello
>>>>
>>>>I have set up a Samba 3 PDC on RHEL4 using the tdbsam backed. I can 
>>>>log in as a user who has been added to the tdbsam database from a 
>>>>workstation. When I try to add the workstation to the domain (after 
>>>>breaking user connections to the server) I get "The following error 
>>>>occurred while trying to joining the domain xyz.com. Access denied.
>>>>
>>>>I havent seen any instructions in the how-tos on how to create the 
>>>>Administrative account on the server to accept workstations to join 
>>>>the domain?
>>>>
>>>>How do I create security groups and join them to users ie Joe is a 
>>>>member of managers, accounts, engineers etc?
>>>>
>>>>Many thanks
>>>>
>>>>Mike
>>>> 
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
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