Hello, I have installed samba 3.0.2a as PDC and BDC, I am able to add windows xp to domain and have added all the registry patches to windows xp, but when it comes to domain logon on windows xp client, the behaviour is very erratic, sometimes I am able to logon to domain and sometimes the domain logon fails, we need to restart the xp machine and keep trying to the domain logon. The error we receive is "domain controller is not available", we are facing this problem with a network of 15 xp clients everyday few of the the clients randomly are able to logon and rest of the few are not able to logon. Please suggest me some solution to this problem. Thanks, Honey
You said that you are using samba as both the PDC and the BDC. What are you using for the pass backend and how are you replicating the info? Brett Stevens On 26/5/04 22:19, "Honey Bajaj" <honey@infotronic.net> wrote:> Hello, > > I have installed samba 3.0.2a as PDC and BDC, I am able to add windows xp to > domain and have added all the registry patches to windows xp, but when it > comes to domain logon on windows xp client, the behaviour is very erratic, > sometimes I am able to logon to domain and sometimes the domain logon fails, > we need to restart the xp machine and keep trying to the domain logon. The > error we receive is "domain controller is not available", we are facing this > problem with a network of 15 xp clients everyday few of the the clients > randomly are able to logon and rest of the few are not able to logon. Please > suggest me some solution to this problem. > > Thanks, > Honey
Hi Brett, I am using smbpasswd backend, and using rsync to replicate the information. Thanks, Honey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brett Stevens" <brett.stevens@hubbub.com.au> To: "Honey Bajaj" <honey@infotronic.net>; <samba@lists.samba.org> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 4:06 AM Subject: Re: [Samba] Windows XP and domain logon> You said that you are using samba as both the PDC and the BDC. What areyou> using for the pass backend and how are you replicating the info? > > Brett Stevens > > > On 26/5/04 22:19, "Honey Bajaj" <honey@infotronic.net> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I have installed samba 3.0.2a as PDC and BDC, I am able to add windowsxp to> > domain and have added all the registry patches to windows xp, but whenit> > comes to domain logon on windows xp client, the behaviour is veryerratic,> > sometimes I am able to logon to domain and sometimes the domain logonfails,> > we need to restart the xp machine and keep trying to the domain logon.The> > error we receive is "domain controller is not available", we are facingthis> > problem with a network of 15 xp clients everyday few of the the clients > > randomly are able to logon and rest of the few are not able to logon.Please> > suggest me some solution to this problem. > > > > Thanks, > > Honey >
Any updates on the below below problem Thanks, Honey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Honey Bajaj" <honey@competentsoftware.com> To: "Brett Stevens" <brett.stevens@hubbub.com.au>; <samba@lists.samba.org> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 11:41 AM Subject: Re: [Samba] Windows XP and domain logon> Hi Brett, > > I am using smbpasswd backend, and using rsync to replicate theinformation.> > Thanks, > Honey > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brett Stevens" <brett.stevens@hubbub.com.au> > To: "Honey Bajaj" <honey@infotronic.net>; <samba@lists.samba.org> > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 4:06 AM > Subject: Re: [Samba] Windows XP and domain logon > > > > You said that you are using samba as both the PDC and the BDC. What are > you > > using for the pass backend and how are you replicating the info? > > > > Brett Stevens > > > > > > On 26/5/04 22:19, "Honey Bajaj" <honey@infotronic.net> wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I have installed samba 3.0.2a as PDC and BDC, I am able to add windows > xp to > > > domain and have added all the registry patches to windows xp, but when > it > > > comes to domain logon on windows xp client, the behaviour is very > erratic, > > > sometimes I am able to logon to domain and sometimes the domain logon > fails, > > > we need to restart the xp machine and keep trying to the domain logon. > The > > > error we receive is "domain controller is not available", we arefacing> this > > > problem with a network of 15 xp clients everyday few of the theclients> > > randomly are able to logon and rest of the few are not able to logon. > Please > > > suggest me some solution to this problem. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Honey > > >
Sascha,
I am a bit new to samba and wins, can you explain in a bit detail, and one thing
I would like to know
is it necessary to have DNS server to have windows xp logon to domain.
Thanks,
Honey
Ok,
think I got a solution for u, because I figured out the same problem and it
took me very long to hear on the lists opinion... ;-)
I got the following configuration on the pdc:
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<PDC>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
wins support = Yes
wins hook = /usr/local/bin/dns_update
wins partners = 192.168.10.2 192.168.10.3
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<PDC>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
and on the bdc:
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BDC>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
wins server = 192.168.10.1
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BDC>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Search for the dns_update-script, you'll find in in the docs.
(/usr/share/doc/samba-3.0.4/examples/wins_hook/ on my system)
That will help u keeping ur dns up to date for use with wins-emulation...
After u configure the wins on all ur windows clients and u'll see all ur
problems are blown with the wind...
Greetings
Sascha
Am Montag, 31. Mai 2004 07:06 schrieb Honey Bajaj:> Any updates on the below below problem
>
> Thanks,
> Honey
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Honey Bajaj" <honey at competentsoftware.com>
> To: "Brett Stevens" <brett.stevens at hubbub.com.au>;
<samba at lists.samba.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 11:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [Samba] Windows XP and domain logon
>
> > Hi Brett,
> >
> > I am using smbpasswd backend, and using rsync to replicate the
>
> information.
>
> > Thanks,
> > Honey
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Brett Stevens" <brett.stevens at hubbub.com.au>
> > To: "Honey Bajaj" <honey at infotronic.net>; <samba
at lists.samba.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 4:06 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Samba] Windows XP and domain logon
> >
> > > You said that you are using samba as both the PDC and the BDC.
What are
> >
> > you
> >
> > > using for the pass backend and how are you replicating the info?
> > >
> > > Brett Stevens
> > >
> > > On 26/5/04 22:19, "Honey Bajaj" <honey at
infotronic.net> wrote:
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > I have installed samba 3.0.2a as PDC and BDC, I am able to
add
> > > > windows
> >
> > xp to
> >
> > > > domain and have added all the registry patches to windows
xp, but
> > > > when
> >
> > it
> >
> > > > comes to domain logon on windows xp client, the behaviour is
very
> >
> > erratic,
> >
> > > > sometimes I am able to logon to domain and sometimes the
domain logon
> >
> > fails,
> >
> > > > we need to restart the xp machine and keep trying to the
domain
> > > > logon.
> >
> > The
> >
> > > > error we receive is "domain controller is not
available", we are
>
> facing
>
> > this
> >
> > > > problem with a network of 15 xp clients everyday few of the
the
>
> clients
>
> > > > randomly are able to logon and rest of the few are not able
to logon.
> >
> > Please
> >
> > > > suggest me some solution to this problem.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Honey
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Honey Bajaj wrote:> Sascha, > I am a bit new to samba and wins, can you explain in a bit detail, and one thing I would like to know > is it necessary to have DNS server to have windows xp logon to domain. >If one has a Win2k, Win2k3 AD based domain then you MUST HAVE a working DNS for your domain controllers, as the client finds the logon services and the domain controllers with the helf of the DNS service. The entries in the DNS you are looking for are the SRV entries. Especially _gc, _ldap, and _kerberos for the logon process. Marcus