[Samba] samba with ldap PDC cannot join my windows to domain?

Deyan Stoykov dstoykov at ru.acad.bg
Wed Aug 12 00:20:05 MDT 2009


Alberto Moreno wrote:
 >   Hi people.
 >
 >   I have been working with samba+ldap = PDC in my test netwwork. I had
 > follow the good tutorial: Samba By Example, chapter 5, I had done all
 > the test the book say and no issues.
 >
 >   I have 2 issues:
 >
 > 1; I cannot see my domain at my windows browser.
 > 2; I cannot add my windows xp pro to my domain.
 >
 >   I have been trying to see if I could find the solution but nothing
 > yet, there is the reason I send this email.
 >
 >   My server is Centos 5.3 latest one all the packages are the current
 > from centos.
 >
 >   Ldap looks that is working, because all my test from the book pass,
 > and the same with samba.
 >
 >   Went I try to add one Winbox to the domain I receive this:
 >
 >   "The following error occurred attempting to join the domain "MyDomain"
 >   "The network path as not found"
 >
 >   My smb.conf is this:
 >
 >  ...
 >
 >    wins support = Yes

The clients will try to locate a DC for your domain via wins and 
broadcast. If neither of these works, it will fail.

Seems like you configured the samba box to be a WINS server. Did you add 
  its IP address under WINS in the TCP/IP settings on the client machines?

-- 
Deyan Stoykov, dstoykov at ru.acad.bg
University of Rousse, BG-7017


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