[Samba] Problem with configurable Linux as a PDC with Windows 2000 clients

[Michael]

I was attempting to setup my Linux box as a PDC but have met some problems along the way.... I am using RH8 which carries samba 2.2.5. I have a testbed with 1x Linux box, 1x Windows 2000 Professional (client). I have checked connectivity between the two pcs with a ping from both ends.   I followed the instructions suggested by "Samba Unleashed", configuring the smb.conf as follows: .... extracts .... workgroup = MYDOMAIN encrypt passwords = yes announce version = 4.2 domain logons = yes wins support = yes preferred master = yes local master = yes domain master = yes os level = 32 ......   Did a testparm and everything resulted ok. Created Unix user accounts for the 2 machines with an instruction like the following... useradd -c 'some description' -M -s /bin/false -n machineName$   Next, I tried to add server to the domain: smbpasswd -a -m LINUXBOX   followed by: smbpasswd -j MYDOMAIN   If I am successful, I would get: Joining Domain as PDC Joined domain MYDOMAIN.   However, I get an error message that goes: modify_trust_password: Machine LINUXBOX is one of our addresses. Cannot add to ourselves. 2002/11/08 14:57:10 : change_trust_account_password: Failed to change password for domain MYDOMAIN. Unable to join domain MYDOMAIN.   Does anyone know what this error message is trying to say? What have I done wrong or forget to set? How should I go about troubleshooting this one?   Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!   regards, Michael