[Samba] problem joining computer to domain

[Tony Austin]

My apologies, somehow I managed to miss this reply and opened other
similar threads on the same topic.

I am using what I think is the first edition of Samba by Example, I will
check out the second edition and see if this holds the answers.

Tony

> On Monday 21 November 2005 10:39, Tony Austin wrote:
>> I cannot join my WinXP workstation computers to the Samba domain.  Using
>> the Computer Name / Change on the XP computer gives me an error saying
>> that the username or password is incorrect - except very occasionally
>> when
>> it works although I do nothing different!
>
> Have you been following the Samba documentation?
>
> Suggest you follow chapter 5 of the book "Samba-3 by Example, second
> edition".
> This book is available from Amazon.Com under ISBN: 013188221X
> Alternately, you can download this book from:
>
> http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/Samba3-ByExample.pdf
>
> Please contact me directly with details of any steo that fails.
>
> The documentation provides extensively documented configuration files and
> includes, in section 5.1.3.7, detailed diagnostic guidance.
>
> - John T.
>
>> I have noticed that on when it works there is a machine record set up in
>> LDAP with Samba data as follows:-
>>
>> dn: uid=leem-q4hw$,ou=People,dc=commtechgroup,dc=co.uk
>> uid: leem-q4hw$
>> sambaSID: S-1-5-21-1504740027-1884281049-541626052-3090
>> sambaPrimaryGroupSID: S-1-5-21-1504740027-1884281049-541626052-2107
>> displayName: leem-q4hw$
>> objectClass: sambaSamAccount
>> objectClass: account
>> creatorsName: cn=Manager,dc=commtechgroup,dc=co.uk
>> createTimestamp: 20051109143944Z
>> sambaPwdCanChange: 1131547184
>> sambaPwdMustChange: 2147483647
>> sambaNTPassword: 7F47D21BE0CCA3F6BA29CDC00277875B
>> sambaPwdLastSet: 1131547184
>> sambaAcctFlags: [W          ]
>> modifiersName: cn=Manager,dc=commtechgroup,dc=co.uk
>> modifyTimestamp: 20051109143944Z
>>
>> But the rest of the time, when it doesn't work, I get an LDAP entry
>> without any Samba data like this:-
>>
>> dn: uid=commaint-df398$,ou=People,dc=commtechgroup,dc=co.uk
>> objectClass: top
>> objectClass: inetOrgPerson
>> objectClass: posixAccount
>> cn: commaint-df398$
>> sn: commaint-df398$
>> uid: commaint-df398$
>> uidNumber: 1046
>> gidNumber: 553
>> homeDirectory: /dev/null
>> loginShell: /bin/false
>> description: Computer
>> creatorsName: cn=Manager,dc=commtechgroup,dc=co.uk
>> createTimestamp: 20051116130633Z
>> modifiersName: cn=Manager,dc=commtechgroup,dc=co.uk
>> modifyTimestamp: 20051116130633Z
>>
>> I have experimented with various combinations of
>>
>> root# ./smbldap-useradd -a -w compname$
>>
>> to see if I can get the record set up with the Samba data, but no luck.
>>
>> I now have 2 servers both of which show the same symptom.
>>
>> Tony
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Tony