[Samba] Configuration file does not specify default realm

[Dave Close]

I wrote:

> I have three Windows 10 boxes which I can successfully access
> from Linux using xfreerdp with a command like, "xfreerdp /u:user
> /v:machine:3389".  There is no local domain other than whatever the
> default might be. There is no domain controller involved. xfreerdp
> prompts for domain and password, I just hit enter on the domain
> request and, after entering the password, I'm connected.
> 
> With winexe I can connect to two of them with a command like,
>   "winexe -U .\\user%password //machine systeminfo".
> But with the third, I get this response:
>   "[ERROR][com.winpr.sspi.Kerberos] -
>   [kerberos_AcquireCredentialsHandleA]: krb5_parse_name
>   (Configuration file does not specify default realm [-1765328160])".
> Some online references tell me to be sure the correct default domain
> is in /etc/krb5.conf and, of course, there is no default domain
> specified in that file. Clearly it isn't needed for the first two
> Windows machines and I don't have a value to put in there anyway.
> 
> What could be the cause and/or solution in this case?

Rowland Penny answered:

>It sounds like you are trying to connect to three different Windows
>machines from one Linux machine, is this correct ?

Yes.

>If it is correct and you can connect to two of them but not the third,
>then surely the problem lies on the third Windows machine and has
>nothing to do with Linux at all.
>
>I would start by trying to find where your third Windows machine
>differs from the two working ones.

Same brand, same vintage, came with W10 installed. I'm not a Windows
expert (don't even like it much) so I was hoping someone could give
me a clue as to what to check.
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