Ok. To let you know, my source was Samba Unleashed (copyright 2000). Page 343 and 344 is what told me that I needed to add itself to the entries and to its own domain it is running. I'll remove the entries and see how things work. Thanks for the help. Apparently it is because the book I am using is wrong. Adam Lang Systems Engineer Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company http://www.rutgersinsurance.com> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Benedetto" <jbenedet@unm.edu> > To: "Adam Lang" <aalang@rutgersinsurance.com>; <samba@lists.samba.org> > Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 11:54 AM > Subject: Re: [Samba] Samba as a NT PDC > > > > --On Thursday, October 17, 2002 10:51 AM -0400 Adam Lang > > <aalang@rutgersinsurance.com> wrote: > > > > > CARTER is the name of the linux Samba server that is the PDC. > > > > > > According to my documentation, I am suppsoed to do the following. > > > > > > 1) Create the Unix account: > > > /usr/sbin/useradd -c 'Samba PDC for CHERRY_HILL' -M -s /dev/null > CARTER$ > > > > > > 2) Add a machine account > > > smbpasswd -a -m CARTER > > > > > > 3) Add it to the domain (which it is the PDC of) > > > smbpasswd -j CHERRY_HILL > > > > > > I am NOT adding an XP machine in at this time. I am setting up thePDC.> > > So yes, I DO know what the -j option is for. > > > > Well, I don't think you DO know what that -J is for... > > > > Look, if the Samba machine is the PDC for your domain, you DON'T USE > the -J > > option; that is only if the Samba machine is going to be a MEMBER SERVER > > into an existing WINDOWS-RUN domain (a domain with a 'real' WindowsPDC).> > You say that Samba is the PDC, right? > > > > And, if the Samba machine is the PDC of it's own domain, it doesn'tappear> > in it's own smbpasswd file (at least mine doesn't). > > > > Perhaps it might help us to help you if you posted your smb.conf file > > (because we are definitely missing some vital piece somewhere of whatyou> > are trying to do). > > > > - john >