[Samba] Windows 10 won't join Samba 3 domain

Konstantin Boyandin lists at boyandin.info
Thu Jul 19 13:21:46 UTC 2018


Hello,

Thanks to everyone who responded.

On 19.07.2018 17:55, Rowland Penny via samba wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Jul 2018 16:36:45 +0700
> Konstantin Boyandin via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> 
>> Hello,
>>
>> Given:
>> - Samba 3 domain is set up (runs on Samba 3.6.23, domain name "LAN")
>> - Windows 10 Enterprise workstation
>>
>> 1. Workstation (currently in WORKGROUP workgroup) is assigned
>> computer (NetBIOS) name "sirius"
>>
>> 2. The instructions below:
>>
>> https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Required_Settings_for_Samba_NT4_Domains
>>
>> have been applied (the 2 registry values added, workstation rebooted)
>>
>> 3. Corresponding machine name has been added on Samba PDC via
>>
>> useradd -M -g 515 sirius$
>> smbpasswd -a -m sirius
>>
>> 4. Firewall settings on Windows machine do not prevent communication 
>> with the PDC.
>>
>> When I try to join workstation to domain LAN (from "This PC" -> 
>> "Properties" -> "Change settings"), the only reaction is pop-up:
>> [...]

> The most helpful advice I can give you is, start planning to upgrade to
> active directory NOW. Microsoft seems to be making it almost impossible
> to join Windows 10 to an NT4-style domain, there have been several
> similar posts about this recently.

Do you mean switching to Samba 4, or moving entirely to Windows AD domain?

I would prefer to stay with Samba as long as possible (if possible).

Sincerely,
Konstantin





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