getting following error while trying to join my linux box to domain

[vishal]

yes i used follwoing command:

 net join -S test.vishal.com -U administrator


Do I need to do any smb.conf changes?

--- On Tue, 8/25/09, Volker Lendecke <Volker.Lendecke at SerNet.DE> wrote:

From: Volker Lendecke <Volker.Lendecke at SerNet.DE>
Subject: Re: getting following error while trying to join my linux box to domain
To: "vishal" <vicky_recw at yahoo.com>
Cc: samba-technical at lists.samba.org
Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2009, 1:00 AM

On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 10:27:04AM -0700, vishal wrote:
> [2009/08/24 10:19:16, 0] libads/kerberos.c:ads_kinit_password(146)
>   kerberos_kinit_password administrator at TEST.VISHAL.COM failed: Cannot resolve network address for KDC in requested realm
> [2009/08/24 10:19:16, 0] utils/net_ads.c:ads_startup(186)
>   ads_connect: Cannot resolve network address for KDC in requested realm
> [2009/08/24 10:19:16, 0] rpc_client/cli_netlogon.c:cli_nt_setup_creds(256)
>   cli_nt_setup_creds: request challenge failed
> [2009/08/24 10:19:16, 0] rpc_client/cli_netlogon.c:cli_nt_setup_creds(256)
>   cli_nt_setup_creds: request challenge failed
> [2009/08/24 10:19:16, 0] utils/net_rpc_join.c:net_rpc_join_newstyle(319)
>   Error domain join verification (reused connection): NT_STATUS_INVALID_COMPUTER_NAME
> 

Did you join with -S <ip-address> ? If so, try with -S <dc-name>.

Volker