RE [Samba] cannot change computer name

[stephane.purnelle at corman.be]

You cannot change the  computer namde direcly, you must disconnect from 
the domain, change the name and reconnect to the domain.
I always use this methode

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Stéphane PURNELLE                         stephane.purnelle at corman.be
Service Informatique       Corman S.A.           Tel : 00 32 087/342467

samba-bounces+stephane.purnelle=corman.be at lists.samba.org a écrit sur 
10/10/2005 12:31:37 :

> This is a repeat post . I am waiting to hear from someone about this 
issue.
> please help me resolving this issue.
> 
> > I have samba PDC configured.
> >
> > I am unable to change the computer name for any computer . All clients 

> > are windows XP pro .
> >
> > It says access denied. Although i use the same Administrator username 
> > and password which i used to join these computers to samba domain. I 
> > will really appreciate if some can help me in this .
> > thanks & regards
> >
> > I am using samba-server-3.0.13-2mdk
> >
> > Here is Global section of my samba conf
> >
> > [global]
> >        server string = network Share
> >        workgroup = NETPDC
> >        netbios name = freeze
> >        encrypt passwords = Yes
> >        smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
> >        passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *new*password* %n\n *success*
> >        passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
> >        passwd chat debug = yes
> >        unix password sync = Yes
> >        log level = 0
> >        username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
> >        syslog = 0
> >        printcap name = CUPS
> >        show add printer wizard = no
> >        printing = CUPS
> >        name resolve order = wins bcast hosts
> >        add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -m %u
> >        delete user script = /usr/sbin/userdel -r %u
> >        add group script = /usr/sbin/groupadd %g
> >        delete group script = /usr/sbin/groupdel %g
> >        add user to group script = /usr/sbin/usermod -G %g %u
> >        add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/false -d 
> > /dev/null %u
> >        logon script = scripts\login.bat
> >        #logon home = \\%L\%U
> >        #logon drive = X:
> >        domain logons = Yes
> >        preferred master =  Yes
> >        wins support = Yes
> >        winbind separator = \
> >        idmap uid = 10000-20000
> >        idmap gid = 10000-20000
> > #       directory security mask = 0775
> > #       security mask = 0775
> > #       create mask = 0775
> >        directory mode = 0775
> >
> >
> >
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