On Tuesday 23 November 2004 06:01, Nandan Rao wrote:> Hi,
> I am using Samba 3.0.7. on a Red Hat 9 system. I
> tried to configure the machine as a PDC by using a
> configuration file quite similar to what is giving in
> the chapter 4.Windows NT domains of 'Using Samba'
> 2nd edition by Orielly.
> Using testparm shows that the machine has been
> identified as a PDC of the domain 'hamsateam.' To test
> the PDC, I tried to make a WinXP Professional a member
> of the domain by following the instructions given in
> chapter 3.Configuring Windows Clients. On the xp
> machine, clicking OK after changing the domain name to
> hamsateam shows a box asking for a username and
> password. I entered the user name as 'root' and
> password as 'test'('test' was the password I used with
> passwd -a root on the pdc.). However, I am getting the
> following error:
> "The following error occured while attempting to join
> the domain "hamsateam": user name could not be found".
You need to run: smbpasswd -a root
This will create an smbpasswd file with the root password encrypted in
Microsoft format.
- John T.
>
> Unless and until I cross this step, I won't be able
> to test the pdc.
> Attached, find the contents of smb.conf.
>
> Waiting for a reply,
> And thanks in advance.
> Nandan.
>
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