My apologies, somehow I managed to miss this reply and opened other similar threads on the same topic.
I am using what I think is the first edition of Samba by Example, I will check out the second edition and see if this holds the answers. Tony > On Monday 21 November 2005 10:39, Tony Austin wrote: >> I cannot join my WinXP workstation computers to the Samba domain. Using >> the Computer Name / Change on the XP computer gives me an error saying >> that the username or password is incorrect - except very occasionally >> when >> it works although I do nothing different! > > Have you been following the Samba documentation? > > Suggest you follow chapter 5 of the book "Samba-3 by Example, second > edition". > This book is available from Amazon.Com under ISBN: 013188221X > Alternately, you can download this book from: > > http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/Samba3-ByExample.pdf > > Please contact me directly with details of any steo that fails. > > The documentation provides extensively documented configuration files and > includes, in section 5.1.3.7, detailed diagnostic guidance. > > - John T. > >> I have noticed that on when it works there is a machine record set up in >> LDAP with Samba data as follows:- >> >> dn: uid=leem-q4hw$,ou=People,dc=commtechgroup,dc=co.uk >> uid: leem-q4hw$ >> sambaSID: S-1-5-21-1504740027-1884281049-541626052-3090 >> sambaPrimaryGroupSID: S-1-5-21-1504740027-1884281049-541626052-2107 >> displayName: leem-q4hw$ >> objectClass: sambaSamAccount >> objectClass: account >> creatorsName: cn=Manager,dc=commtechgroup,dc=co.uk >> createTimestamp: 20051109143944Z >> sambaPwdCanChange: 1131547184 >> sambaPwdMustChange: 2147483647 >> sambaNTPassword: 7F47D21BE0CCA3F6BA29CDC00277875B >> sambaPwdLastSet: 1131547184 >> sambaAcctFlags: [W ] >> modifiersName: cn=Manager,dc=commtechgroup,dc=co.uk >> modifyTimestamp: 20051109143944Z >> >> But the rest of the time, when it doesn't work, I get an LDAP entry >> without any Samba data like this:- >> >> dn: uid=commaint-df398$,ou=People,dc=commtechgroup,dc=co.uk >> objectClass: top >> objectClass: inetOrgPerson >> objectClass: posixAccount >> cn: commaint-df398$ >> sn: commaint-df398$ >> uid: commaint-df398$ >> uidNumber: 1046 >> gidNumber: 553 >> homeDirectory: /dev/null >> loginShell: /bin/false >> description: Computer >> creatorsName: cn=Manager,dc=commtechgroup,dc=co.uk >> createTimestamp: 20051116130633Z >> modifiersName: cn=Manager,dc=commtechgroup,dc=co.uk >> modifyTimestamp: 20051116130633Z >> >> I have experimented with various combinations of >> >> root# ./smbldap-useradd -a -w compname$ >> >> to see if I can get the record set up with the Samba data, but no luck. >> >> I now have 2 servers both of which show the same symptom. >> >> Tony > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > Tony -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
