samba - Jan 2003 - Samba as PDC for WinXP, Win9

Simon,

	What version of Windows XP are you using? If your client has purchased   
computers from Best Buy or a similar electronics "mega-store" they
likely
received WinXP Home Edition. (Which is what it sounds like based upon the   
use of Win9x machines you mentioned.)

	If that is the case, then you will be unable to get the WinXP machines   
to see the Samba Server (or a Windows Server for that matter) as anything   
other then a workgroup connected server. WinXP Home Edition doesn't have   
the ability to connect to a Domain, it was never included in the OS   
Design. This could become an issue for you, if your client isn't to up on   
some of the technical aspects of things. (Because they might come away   
thinking that this Samba thing isn't capable of being a DC, even though   
it is WinXP HE that is the problem.)

	If they are running Windows XP Professional, then the issue might be   
related to the release of Samba you are using. Update to the latest   
stable release of Samba. We have not a single Windows XP machine   
connected to our Domain. However, I have read of some issues with   
connecting Windows XP machines to a Samba Domain. Most everyone is   
recommended to update to the latest version of Samba and that is usually   
the end of their responses regarding that issue.

Regards,
Robert Adkins II
IT Manager/Buyer
Impel Industries, Inc.
Ph. 586-254-5800
Fx. 586-254-5804


 -----Original Message-----
From: Simon A. F. Lund [mailto:safl@vip.cybercity.dk]
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 2:20 PM
To: samba@lists.samba.org; Robert Adkins
Subject: [Samba] Samba as PDC for WinXP, Win98 and Win95

   

Hello!

Ive just got the lovely job of converting and old Windows NT 4
fileserver to FreeBSD, ive set up samba before as a simple fileshare but
this place requires roaming profile login from WinXP, Win98 and Win95
clients.
My question is whether or not any of you people have any experience with
this and might be able to give some tips on the way? I've tried fidling
with it but i cant get my WinXP clients to logon to the domain :(

I need all the help i can get :)

regards
Simon

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Localization of the OS should have no bearing on this issue. The only   
thing localization could/should affect is which government agency   
receives your personal documents during the near continuous contact that   
ALL WinXP based machines makes to the 'net. (I need more coffee that was   
a bit more sarcastic then usual, sorry.)

	The issue is likely related to the release of Windows XP that is in use.   
All Windows XP's are not created equal.

	For ANY Domain use, VPN tunneling, Dual Processor, you MUST be using   
Windows XP Professional. There is no other way around it, without   
possibly breaking EULA's, copy right law and possibly other laws. (Which   
might involve borrowing DLL's and other things from Windows XP Pro and   
importing those into Windows XP Home Edition.) Windows XP Pro also   
supports encrypted file systems, which is not available on XP Home.

	Windows XP Home Edition is a toy that is meant purely for home use. It   
doesn|t support Domain Authentication, it will also never support dual   
processor systems. It does have some nice features and is based off of   
the Windows NT kernel, but it has a Home Version of the networking   
component and other important subsystems.

Regards,
Robert Adkins II
IT Manager/Buyer
Impel Industries, Inc.
Ph. 586-254-5800
Fx. 586-254-5804


 -----Original Message-----
From: Jerome Warnier [mailto:jwarnier@bxlug.be]
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 2:28 PM
To: samba@lists.samba.org; Robert Adkins
Subject: Re: [Samba] Samba as PDC for WinXP, Win98 and Win95

   

Simon A. F. Lund wrote:
> Hello!
>
> Ive just got the lovely job of converting and old Windows NT 4
> fileserver to FreeBSD, ive set up samba before as a simple fileshare   
but
> this place requires roaming profile login from WinXP, Win98 and Win95
> clients.
> My question is whether or not any of you people have any experience   
with
> this and might be able to give some tips on the way? I've tried fidling
> with it but i cant get my WinXP clients to logon to the domain :(
I've got exactly the same problem, except I don't need roaming profiles.
I modifier the registry keys in XP workstations, but it still won't work.
I wonder if it has anything to do with the localisation of the XP
version? I'm using a French one.

> I need all the help i can get :)
>
> regards
> Simon
>

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