[Samba] Lost my Samba PDC, trying to rebuild

[Robert Moskowitz]

On 02/14/2011 12:44 AM, tms3 at tms3.com wrote:
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>> --- Original message ---
>> *Subject:* Re: [Samba] Lost my Samba PDC, trying to rebuild
>> *From:* Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com>
>> *To:* <tms3 at tms3.com>
>> *Cc:* <samba at lists.samba.org>
>> *Date:* Sunday, 13/02/2011 9:39 PM
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>> On 02/13/2011 11:42 PM, tms3 at tms3.com <mailto:tms3 at tms3.com> wrote:
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>>         The problem comes with users. The users were user.HOME in
>>         'Documents
>>         and Settings'. But so far on the one computer I have tried
>>         with the one
>>         user I have on that computer, it is creating a new profile for
>>         user.HDA. What controls the profile directory on the computer
>>         (btw, the
>>         OS is XP)? What do I need to do for it to use the profile of
>>         user.HOME?
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>>     Disconnect the workstations from the network. Log in with the old
>>     domain user account. Run the file and programs transfer wizard
>>     (Start-All-Programs- Accessories...IIRC) and save the profile
>>     transfer locally. Log in with new domain user and import the
>>     saved profile.
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>> I disconnected the ethernet.  I am logging in as the user for domain 
>> HOME.  I get the error:
> Hmmm...you need to do a reboot without network connectivity on the 
> Windows box. The passwords are cached locally.


I used this to set up another computer properly.  Now to go back to the 
problem child again...

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>> "The system cannot log you on now because the domain HOME is not 
>> available."
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>> Before all this, if I did not have network connectivity, I could 
>> still log in locally.  Hmmm, let's try disconnecting the server 
>> instead...  No dice as the server is also the DHCP server.
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>> Next let's stop smb and nmb on the server, but leave it 
>> connected....  Just took longer, but still no login.
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>> So now why is it requiring the domain to be present to log in.  No 
>> local log in?
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>> So I restarted the services and got logged in.
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>> If I log in locally as administrator, is there anyway to copy another 
>> user's files and settings?
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