[Samba] windows 7 unable to join domain

[Alberto Moreno]

On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 9:57 AM,  <tms3 at tms3.com> wrote:
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> On Tuesday 15/06/2010 at 9:17 am, Alberto Moreno wrote:
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> On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 11:45 PM, <tms3 at tms3.com> wrote:
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> --- Original message ---
> Subject: Re: [Samba] windows 7 unable to join domain
> From: Alberto Moreno <portsbsd at gmail.com>
> To: <samba at lists.samba.org>
> Date: Monday, 14/06/2010 11:03 PM
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> On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 6:11 PM, <tms3 at tms3.com> wrote:
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> SNIP
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> I'm currently running Samba3x-3.3.8-0.51 on CentOS 5.5.  I currently have
> many Windows XP clients associated with the domain and behaving correctly.
> However, I am unable to join a Windows 7 PC.  I receive "The specified
> network name is no longer available."
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> I've verified that DNS is configured correctly, and as stated XP machines
> have no problem joining.
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> http://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Windows7
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> There's a reg file that comes with the source code.  Not sure about binary
> packages.
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> Cheers,
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> SNIP
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> Like tms3 told u, we have to make some changes to the register before
> we join ms 7 to the domain, I already did and works, no issue.
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> Another thing I see in your smb.conf:
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> security = DOMAIN.
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> In my little knowledge about samba, if u have a PDC it must say:
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> security = user.
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> Went u add a BDC it must say:
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> security = DOMAIN.
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> I disagree on the last point.
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> Security = user is default, so no entry necessary.
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> For PDC I use:
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>         os level = 64
>         preferred master = Yes
>         domain logons =Yes
>         domain master = Yes
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> For BDC I use (if on separate nodes)
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>      ��  os level = 64
>         preferred master = Yes
>         domain logons =Yes
>         domain master = no
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> If on same node
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>         os level = 60
>         preferred master = Auto
>         domain logons =Yes
>         domain master = no
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> "In domain security mode, the Samba server has a machine account
> (domain security trust account) and causes all authentication requests
> to be passed through to the domain controllers. The Samba server is
> made into a domain member server by using the following directives in
> smb.conf."
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> "security = domain"
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> Hi.
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> I point this because on his smb.conf file he us using security=domain,
> by default like u say is =user.
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> Oh, not trying to be a snit, just that if you use sec=domain then the BDC
> will call the PDC for authing.  It will work, it's just that it kinda (IMHO)
> makes the BDC sorta useless.  And over WAN links wastes bandwidth.
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> Cheers,
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> Thanks!!!
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> Last thing, smbldap-tools using the base repo from Centos 5.5 depend
> on Samba-3.0.x, u must build your own rpm to work with samba3x.
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> My two cents.
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No problem my friend, we are here to learn, thanks for sharing.

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