Hi, did you change the registry of your Windows 7 Client? Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters] "DomainCompatibilityMode"=dword:00000001 "DNSNameResolutionRequired"=dword:00000000 Sounds a lot like you did not. Am 18.06.2013 08:03, schrieb quiz...@lavabit.com: > Hello > > I have recently "inherited" a small domain consisting of a linux server > running samba 3.6 and one client computer running Windows 7. > > I want to add another client (also running Windows 7) to the domain. > Previously adding clients has been done by manually creating a linux > machine account and samba account. > > I have created the accounts for the new client but when I try to configure > it to be part of the domain a window pops up prompting for an account and > password "that can join the domain". I don't really know what to enter > here and I am unable to add the machine. > > Quoting from the documentation: > http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/domain-member.html#machine-trust-accounts > > "When the user elects to make the client a domain member, Windows 200x > prompts for an account and password that has privileges to create machine > accounts in the domain." > > "A Samba administrator account (i.e., a Samba account that has root > privileges on the Samba server) must be entered here; the operation will > fail if an ordinary user account is given. The necessary privilege can be > assured by creating a Samba SAM account for root or by granting the > SeMachineAccountPrivilege privilege to the user account." > > What should I do sucessfully add the client to the domain? > > Mit freundlichen Grüßen, René Fuchs -- *********************************************** aixTeMa(®) Digitale Loesungen GmbH René Fuchs Philipsstr. 8, 52068 Aachen, Germany Tel.: +49 241 70515-1323, Fax: +49 241 70515-15 mailto:r.fu...@aixtema.de WWW: http://www.aixtema.de Shop: http://shop.aixtema.de Geschaeftsfuehrer: Oliver Rossbruch HRB 8201, Amtsgericht Aachen USt.-Id-Nr. DE 210 906 744 St.-Nr. 201/5942/3737, Finanzamt Aachen Stadt *********************************************** -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba