The problem is - how do I do it? It seems to be such an easy question but I've failed to find it in the documentation. (I'm trying to follow "How to Configure Samba 2.2 as a Primary Domain Controller" which I was pointed to by SWAT.) I'm guessing the solution's obvious, but if so, I hope somebody can help easily.
I've used samba for a few years (so I'm not a complete newbie), but now I'm trying to use it as a PDC for the first time. It's a simple network consisting of a Mandrake Linux 9.1 m/c acting as the DNS and PDC, and a Win2K workstation. It's samba version 2.2.7. The samba configuration seems OK so far as SWAT is concerned and I've tried using a share successfully. The config includes the netlogon share as documented. I've successfully persuaded a Windoze m/c to join the domain. The Windoze m/c's name is in both /etc/passwd and /etc/samba/smbpasswd. The dollar sign is at the end of the name in both cases. I've also added root in /etc/samba/smbpasswd. I've created a user (which I intend will be a domain user) in /etc/passwd and in /etc/samba/smbpassed. Now what? I don't know what to do next. What worries me is that there doesn't seem to be a way of telling the Windoze m/c what password you've entered for it on the PDC. Anyway... If I try to add the user in Win2K using "Control Panel/Users and Passwords/Add/Browse" and tell it to use the root user and password, it successfully returns a list of users on the linux m/c, including the one I want to be a domain user. However, when I select my "domain" user and proceed in the wizard I get the following error message: "The user could not be added because the following error has occurred: The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed." I've also tried ignoring the fact that I haven't told Windoze anything about this "domain" user. When I just try logging in as this user, it says: "The system cannot log you on to this domain because the system's computer account in its primary domain is missing or the password on that account is incorrect." I can post the smb.conf file if necessary. Thanks for any help... Paul ===== L&K,Paul ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/ -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
