[Samba] URGENT! Need to move Samba to another computer

[John H Terpstra]

On Friday 16 February 2007 23:06, boxyzzy at netscape.net wrote:
> Since 2004, I've been running Samba 2.0.7 on a Solaris 8 computer as a
> member of a Windows 2003 Server domain - nothing fancy, just mapping
> Unix home directories to PC users.  Now I must QUICKLY move this same
> Samba config to another computer, and (for the life of me!) I can't
> recall the steps necessary to "join" the domain.  I've read the
> associated Samba 2.0.7 doc, that references the "net" command, but it
> is not a command in this set of tools. Upgrading Samba now is not an
> option.

smbpasswd -j -r BOXYZZY

If this does not do it, check your smbpasswd command as follows:

	smbpasswd -?

- John T.

> Below are the statements from my current / working smb.conf (with bogus
> IP's, etc. for security).
>
>  I hope that someone can provide the necessary procedure.
>
> Thanks, in advance, for your help!
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> [global]
>    interfaces = 123.456.70.59/255.255.255.0
>    allow hosts = 123.456.70. .dhcp.doodah.edu localhost
>    deny hosts = 0.0.0.0/0
>    netbios name = BOXYUNIX
>    security = domain
>    workgroup = BOXYZZY
>    wins server = 123.456.70.13
>    name resolve order = wins hosts bcast
>    dns proxy = yes
>    encrypt passwords = yes
>    password server = boxy2K3a boxy2K3b
>    client use spnego = no
>    os level = 0
>    preferred master = no
>    local master = no
>    domain master = no
>    guest account = nobody
>    invalid users = root bin sys uucp nuucp daemon adm lp smtp ppp listen
>    dead time = 15
>    log level = 1
>    lpq cache time = 30
> .
> .
> .
>
>
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