[Samba] Samba PDC - XP Client refuses to join!

[Adam Williams]

in your previous email why are you trying to join the domain 
SUSSEXMC.COM when in your smb.conf it is just SUSSEXMC?  on my computer 
properties, computer name, change, type in SUSSEXMC in the domain box.

James Tandy wrote:
> smc1:/var/lib/samba # cat /etc/samba/smb.conf
> # smb.conf is the main Samba configuration file. You find a full 
> commented
> # version at /usr/share/doc/packages/samba/examples/smb.conf.SUSE if the
> # samba-doc package is installed.
> # Date: 2007-12-04
>
>
> [global]
>        workgroup = SUSSEXMC
>        netbios name = SMC1
>        server string = Samba PDC
>        time server = Yes
>        domain logons = Yes
>        domain master = Yes
>        preferred master = Yes
>        wins support = Yes
>        os level = 65
>        #map acl inherit = Yes
>        passdb backend = ldapsam:ldap://localhost
>        ldap suffix = dc=sussexmc,dc=com
>        ldap admin dn = cn=admin,dc=sussexmc,dc=com
>        ldap user suffix = ou=People
>        ldap group suffix = ou=Groups
>        ldap machine suffix = ou=Computers
>        ldap passwd sync = Yes
>        log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
>        log level = 1
>        max log size = 50
>        syslog = 0
>        security = user
>        encrypt passwords = true
>        Dos charset = 850
>        unix charset = LOCALE
>        preserve case = yes
>        short preserve case = yes
>        case sensitive = no
>        interfaces = eth0, lo
>        bind interfaces only = Yes
>        enable privileges = Yes
>        username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
>        name resolve order = wins bcast hosts
>        printcap name = CUPS
>        printing = cups
>        printer admin = root
>        passwd program = /usr/sbin/smbldap-passwd -u "%u"
>        add machine script = /usr/sbin/smbldap-useradd -w "%u"
>        add user script = /usr/sbin/smbldap-useradd -m "%u"
>        delete user script = /usr/sbin/smbldap-userdel "%u"
>        add group script = /usr/sbin/smbldap-groupadd -p "%g"
>        delete group script = /usr/sbin/smbldap-groupdel "%g"
>        add user to group script = /usr/sbin/smbldap-groupmod -m "%u" "%g"
>        delete user from group script = /usr/sbin/smbldap-groupmod -x 
> "%u" "%g"
>        set primary group script = /usr/sbin/smbldap-usermod -g "%g" "%u"
>        socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
> [homes]
>        comment = '%u'
>        browseable = no
>        writable = yes
>        public = no
>        create mask = 0600
>        directory mask = 0700
> [sysvol]
>        path = /var/lib/samba/netlogon
>        read only = no
>
> [netlogon]
>        comment = Network Logon Service
>        path = /var/lib/samba/netlogon/sussexmc.com/scripts
>        guest ok = yes
>        browsable = no
>        writable = no
> ;root preexec = /usr/bin/ntlogon -u %U -g %G -o %a -d 
> /var/lib/samba/netlogon/sussexmc.com/scripts
> ;root postexec = rm -f 
> /var/lib/samba/netlogon/sussexmc.com/scripts/%U.bat
> [Profiles]
>        path = /var/lib/samba/profiles
>        browseable = no
>        guest ok = yes
>        create mask = 0600
>        directory mask = 0700
>
>
>
> awilliam at mdah.state.ms.us wrote:
>> paste your smb.conf
>>
>>  
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I have been setting up a samba3 domain controller, all seems to work
>>> fins on the samba side, until i try to join a workstation to the 
>>> domain.
>>>
>>>  From a windows XP client, the following happens...
>>> Enter computer properties, computer name tab... click Change...
>>> Enter "SUSSEXMC.COM" in the domain box, click ok
>>> Now is where things start going wrong..
>>> XP waits for a little while, before responding with:
>>>
>>> "A Domain Controller for the domain SUSSEXMC.COM could not be 
>>> contacted"
>>>
>>> Clicking details reveals:
>>>
>>> "DNS was succesfully queried for the service location (SRV) resource
>>> record used to locate a domain controller for the domain: SUSSEXMC.COM
>>> The query was for the SRV record for _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.SUSSEXMC.COM
>>> The following domain controllers were identified by the query:
>>> smc1.sussexmc.com
>>> Common causes of this error include:
>>> - Host (A) records that map the name of the domain controller to its IP
>>> addresses are missing or contain incorrect addresses
>>> - Domain controllers registered in DNS are not connected to the network
>>> or are not running."
>>>
>>> Now ALL using the same XP client...
>>> I can verify that the A records are correct using nslookup (Server 
>>> ip is
>>> 10.10.1.1, reported by DNS server at 10.10.1.1 (Also the machine gets
>>> its IP address from DHCP on the same server, and this correctly updates
>>> the forward and reverse dns zones to reflect this))
>>>
>>> I can also verify the DC is running, as if i manually enter "\\smc1" or
>>> "\\smc1.sussexmc.com" into windows explorer (the first time) i am
>>> prompted for a username/password (and providing valid credntials allows
>>> me to logon and see the main shares on the PDC (sysvol, netlogon,
>>> printers), as well as the users home folder).
>>>
>>> What am I missing??
>>> James
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