[Samba] error message during attempting to join the domain of the samba server

[Rowland Penny]

On Sun, 3 Jun 2018 18:53:14 +0300
nikos sarantopoulos <nsarantopoulos68 at gmail.com> wrote:

> i am using centos 6.8
> there is no /etc/hostname

Fair enough

> 
> /etc/hosts:
> 
> 
> 127.0.0.1   localhost localhost.localdomain localhost4
> localhost4.localdomain4
> ::1         localhost localhost.localdomain localhost6
> localhost6.localdomain6
> 192.168.1.2 server.nsarnet.gr server
> 
> /etc/resolv.conf:
> 
> # Generated by NetworkManager
> search nsarnet.gr
> nameserver 192.168.1.2
> 
> /etc/krb5.conf:
> 

You only need this part:

> [libdefaults]
>         default_realm = NSARNET.GR
>         dns_lookup_realm = false
>         dns_lookup_kdc = true
> 
> /usr/local/samba/etc/smb.conf:
> 
> [global]
>         netbios name = SERVER
>         realm = NSARNET.GR
>         workgroup = NSARNET
>         dns forwarder = 192.168.1.2

You cannot use the DC itself for its own forwarder, try your routers
IP, or another dns server you may have, failing that use something like
Googles NS 8.8.8.8

>         server role = active directory domain controller
>         idmap_ldb:use rfc2307 = yes
>         interfaces = eth1 lo
>         bind interfaces only = yes
> 
> 
> [netlogon]
>         path = /usr/local/samba/var/locks/sysvol/nsarnet.gr/scripts
>         read only = No
> 
> [sysvol]
>         path = /usr/local/samba/var/locks/sysvol
>         read only = No
> 
> [test]
>         path = /test
>         read only = no
> 
> my ip is 192.168.1.2 of the server with interface eth1
> 

Is Selinux running, if it is try disabling it
Is another dns server, such as dnsmasq, running ? if so, turn it off.

Rowland