[TriLUG] Samba Issue

[Chris Bullock]

--- Brian McCullough <bdmc at bdmcc-us.com> wrote:

> Folks,
> 
> I don't do this often enough to have it easily accessable.
> 
> I seem to have issues adding a Windows XP Pro machine to a Samba 3
> domain.
> 
> I have gone through the documentation ( HOWTO and Examples ) on the
> Samba.org site, which confirmed what I had already tried.  I already
> have several Win2K machines attached, along with a couple of others, as
> well.
> 
> I added the machine's new name to the /etc/passwd ( useradd ) and
> smbpasswd ( -m -a ) files on the server.
Why must you add it via command line? 
> 
> I then went to the XP machine, right clicked on My Computer, and
> selected Properties.
> 
> On the Identification window, I clicked on "Change" and entered the new
> machine name and clicked the Domain radio button, entering the domain
> name ( Windows Domain, not the proper one ).
> 
> I then clicked OK and was prompted for "A user allowed to join this
> domain."  I had already used smbpasswd to set a "fake" password for
> root, so I entered "root" and that fake password on the XP machine and
> clicked OK.
Is root a smb user?
> 
> It pauses for a few moments and then tells me "Unknown user".
> 
> I have checked the Samba logs several times, and they seem to show
> success, including something about "sent new SID" with a long string of
> digits.
> 
> Something that I just thought of -- One of the Samba logs that is
> "current" when I am doing this, is named for the OLD name of that
> machine.  Is my big problem that I need to change the name of the
> machine and reboot BEFORE I try to add to the domain; I can't do the
> domain join while I am changing the base name of the machine?
> 
> 
> Of course, if the answer is Yes, then I have another machine that I have
> issues with, I just haven't worried about it because it is connected as
> a WorkGroup member to a different network.
> 
> Also an XP Pro machine.  Also won't join the domain.  In this case, I am
> wondering whether there is a length restriction for the Machine Name?  I
> am not trying to change the name of this one, just join the domain.
> However, the existing machine name is 11 characters long.

I have machine names up to 13 characters on my smb domain.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance for all of the usual SAGE advice,

I would also make sure the WINS is running correctly too, I know at one
samba would not work if samba was running WINS in addition to another WINS
server.

Good luck,
Chris
> Brian
> 
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