Quoting Richard Sharpe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > No, not really. The \$ in the name of the trust account is an MS thing. > Samba requires a machine account be backed up on the server with an > account of that name. However, as far as I can see, we could remove that > restriction, as we could keep all the needed info in the secrets file or > another tdb. > However, the issue likely boils down to NetBIOS names being registered > when the user tries to log on. > When a workstation boots, it registers its workstation name as a NetBIOS > name. Indeed, it registers several types of NetBIOS names, including a > <00> name, a <03> name and, if you have enabled sharing, a <20> name. > When a user tries to log on, the workstation also tries to register that > user's name as a NetBIOS name, with types of <00> and <03>. However, > they clash with the already registered machine names. SOL.
You can tell how "rusty" I am on CIFS/NetBIOS. I've been supporting almost 100% UNIX networks (with NFS) for clost to 4 years now and it shows. -- Bryan J. Smith | Peace is a fruitless endeavor http://thebs.org | When a defeated aggressor Engineer, IT Professional | Has not, will not nor will ever Proud American Forever | Adhere to terms of its surrender
