Hi Greg,
To join a domain from a 2K machine, you need to specify the username and password of a system account that has both: - an entry in smbpasswd with matching password - write access to the smbpasswd file For most systems, the only account that fits this criteria is root. Also make sure you have a $MACHINE system account and entry in smbpasswd, per the documentation. The last I knew, the domain admins=* code was broken when it comes to controlling who can actually join the domain. Regards, Jason > -----Original Message----- > From: Greg Benjamin - HSDX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: April 11, 2002, 11:11 AM > Subject: Win2k joining > >Hello all, > >I'm sure this has probably been talked about in here before but I just >joined the group so bare with me. > >I've read some things on getting my Win2k Pro computer joined to a Samba PDC >but I'm still having problems. I've got my Win9x and NT4 to work just fine. >It keeps saying that the username or password is invalid. I've tried root, >which I knew wouldn't work, my own login which I've added to the domain >admin group, the workstation account name (in this case ws003$ and ws003) >that I added for that workstation and a few other names but all have failed. >Maybe I'm missing something here. First of all, which account name should >be used when joining the Samba PDC? With NT4 you don't have to specify a >name but with Win2k your force to enter something. I would assume a domain >admin account should be used here....unless my account is failing at that as >well. Nothing I've read so far indicates this information. Second off, are >there any smb.conf options that should/should not be set for this to work >properly?? If you hadn't guessed yet I _am_ slightly new to the Samba thing >but not a virgin. I'm heavy into M$ but rapidly converting to Linux. Any >help would be greatly appreciated. > >Thanks.... > >