Ok I have done everything you guys have asked me to do and I still get the same error- I even went out downloaded Webmin to help me out and the blasted Vendow$ keep coming up with the same error. ""The Following error occurred to join the domain smis". The account used is a computer account. Use your global user account or local user account to access this server." here is the SMB.Conf file [global] log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log load printers = yes socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 null passwords = no domain master = yes encrypt passwords = yes browsable = yes use client driver = yes netbios name = Linux_Server printing = lprng server string = Linux Server %v local master = yes workgroup = SMIS os level = 66 security = user domain admin group = root = 192.168.1.100/50 127 max log size = 0 domain logons = yes printcap = /etc/printcap [printers] comment = All Printers path = /var/spool/samba browsable = yes public = yes writable = no printable = yes [public] socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 comment = A public share for vendor docs, etc. path = /usr/public public = yes create mask = 0755 force directory mode = 0755 writable = yes [temp] comment = A place to drop off temporary files path = /tmp public = yes create mask = 0755 force directory mode = 0755 writable = yes [docs] comment = Main Document Share for important Corporate Documents path = /doc public = yes create mask = 0755 force directory mode = 0755 writable = yes [home] comment = Home directory for %U path = /home/%U browsable = yes public = no hide dot files = yes writeable = yes create mask = 0755 directory mask = 0755 username = %U For some reason the "root' is not recognize by it own authentication process. I am about to reinstall Linux and go back to using SuSe Pro which I had the same darn problem but maybe the change will work. Anybody got any suggestions here?? Thanks so much. K Williams
Did you add a password for root in samba? the command is --> smbpasswd -a root, you also have to do this for all the users. I don't know what you are using for modifying the smb.conf but it's creating wild entries in wierd places. a) Domain admin group = users or groups - NOT IP'S b) Socket options do not belong on the shares I learned how to setup a Samba PDC from this IBM site http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/esdd/tutorials/samba.html, subscribe IT'S FREE. Download the PDF or follow online and you should have no problems. Also there is a troubleshooting section in it. Hope this helps! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Santos Soler MCP, Network+, A+ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Try this SMB.CONF. Hope it does not get cut again. :) [global] ;basic server settings workgroup = smis netbios name = Linux_Server server string = Samba PDC running %v socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_SNDBUF=8192 SO_RCVBUF=8192 ;PDC and master browser settings os level = 64 preferred master = yes local master = yes domain master = yes ;security and logging settings security = user encrypt passwords = yes domain admin group = root log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m log level = 2 max log size = 50 hosts allow = 127.0.0.1 192.168.1.0/24 ;user profiles and home directory logon home = \\%L\%U\ logon drive = H: logon path = \\%L\profiles\%U ;print seetings printing = lprng printcap = /etc/printcap use client driver = yes # ==== shares ===[printers] comment = All Printers path = /var/spool/samba browsable = yes public = yes writable = no printable = yes [public] comment = A public share for vendor docs, etc. path = /usr/public public = yes create mask = 0755 force directory mode = 0755 writable = yes [temp] comment = A place to drop off temporary files path = /tmp public = yes create mask = 0755 force directory mode = 0755 writable = yes [docs] comment = Main Document Share for important Corporate Documents path = /doc public = yes create mask = 0755 force directory mode = 0755 writable = yes [home] comment = Home directory for %U path = %H browsable = yes public = no hide dot files = yes writeable = yes create mask = 0755 directory mask = 0755 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Santos Soler MCP, Network+, A+ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=