[Samba] Trying to add workstation to smb domain and get access denied

[Nick Howitt]

This could be a slightly different solution to the same issue:
https://nerdynerdnerdz.com/4192/solved-windows-domain-join-operation-was-not-successful-access-denied/

It avoids a regedit.

I don't what his option 2 is. Perhaps your method?

On 09/09/2020 08:41, L.P.H. van Belle via samba wrote:
> 
> Im wondering why the message is :
>> This could be because an existing computer account having name 'ANY'
> 
> Your called Linda not Any ;-
> 
> Its a case like this :
> https://chentiangemalc.wordpress.com/2012/07/27/case-of-the-domain-join-failure/#:~:text=This%20could%20be%20because%20an,remove%20any%20stale%20conflicting%20account.
> 
> I suspect you didnt sysprep your pc's and/or having multiple pc's with the same hostname.
> 
> You can try/verify this if its not a "local" problem in the pc.
> 1. Log onto the computer as a user as a local admin or a user with administrative priviledges
> 2. Open My Computer or Windows Explorer and Navigate to the following directory C:\Windows\System32
> 3. Locate then right-click the config folder select –> Properties ( the config properties page is displayed)
> 4. Select the Security tab
> 5. Click the continue button if it is present, otherwise locate the Administrators group or the user with Admin privileges ..
> 6. Select the Administrative group or User Account with Admin rights.
> 7. Under Permissions for Administrators click the Full control check box
> 8. Click Apply — if a windows security prompt appears, click Yes
> 9. If several Error Applying Security Access is denied windows appear click continue on all window pop-ups
> 10. Click OK on the Permissions for Config page — the page will close
> 11. Click OK on the config Properties page — the page will close
> (source https://nerdynerdnerdz.com/4192/solved-windows-domain-join-operation-was-not-successful-access-denied/ )
> 
> The othere one is, remove (all same name) pc's  from the AD-domain.
> Rename/sysprep them and rejoin.
> 
> After thats done, and its still nog working, then maybe its time to look at samba also.
> 
> 
> Greetz,
> 
> Louis
> 
> 
>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>> Van: samba [mailto:samba-bounces at lists.samba.org] Namens L A
>> Walsh via samba
>> Verzonden: woensdag 9 september 2020 4:20
>> Aan: samba at lists.samba.org
>> Onderwerp: [Samba] Trying to add workstation to smb domain
>> and get access denied
>>
>> Rebooted my system for a windows update.  When it came back up,
>> It said the trust between my workstation and DC was broken.
>> (Running Windows 7x64 SP1).  Very odd, haven't seen that for a while.
>>
>> I thought it would be easy: unjoin/rejoin.  But upon trying to rejoin,
>> I get:
>>
>>
>>    The join operation was not successful.  This could be
>> because an existing
>>    computer account having name 'ANY' was previous created using a
>>    different set of credential.  Use a different computer name, or
>>    contact your administrator to remove any stale conflicting account
>>    The error was Access is denied.
>>
>> I also tried it from the smb DC using 'net dom join...', but
>> get the same
>> error: access is denied.
>>
>> Have never seen this.  I've tried changing the name to a computer name
>> never existing on my network, but got the same message with no matter
>> what computer name I put in.
>>
>> Help?
>> Linda
>>
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