[Samba] Unable to add machine accounts

[LiPi -]

I had the same problem 2 weeks ago, and this is really a braincracking.
http://www.mail-archive.com/samba@lists.samba.org/msg99586.html

I solved it using smbldap-configure.pl script and making an smbldap-populate
as is explained in ubuntu 8.10 documentation.

Don't ask me why but it seems that smbldap wasn't working properly with hand
configuration. I read about 2 weeks and lot of manuals and howto's, I
recommend you
to do the same, smbldap-configure.

I also use LAM and adding machines at hand worked perfectly. I think that
there was a problem with pdbedit and smbldap-tools tools auth. Pdbedit is
who adds samba
attributes to machine accounts once they are created, and it's called, I
think, with smbldap. Take a look at your logs if you want, but
smbldap-configure is the easiest an fastest solution.


2009/3/30 Chris St. Pierre <stpierre at nebrwesleyan.edu>

> On Mon, 30 Mar 2009, John Drescher wrote:
>
>  I have had this on and off. I just end up adding machine accounts via
>> LAM (Ldap acccount manager)
>>
>> http://lam.sourceforge.net/
>>
>> and don't waste time on figuring out the cause.
>>
>> Now I actually consider this a good thing since only I can add machine
>> accounts regardless of what users have the rights..
>>
>
> That's exactly the situation I'm trying to avoid. :)
>
> I can run smbldap-useradd manually and it works fine, but that means
> that everyone has to go through me whenever they want to add a machine
> to the domain, which is a waste of time IMO.
>
> Chris St. Pierre
> Unix Systems Administrator
> Nebraska Wesleyan University
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