Howdy All, I need to change the machine names on about 10 machines ( winxp ) on a samba 3.05/redhat9 network ( NO LDAP ) Am I correct in the order I have listed below to accomplish this 1. remove the machines from the domain ( change to a workgroup ) 2. remove the machines from the smbpasswd file ( I can use webmin for this ) 3. stop samba 4. remove the machines from /etc/passwd 5. add new machines names to /etc/passwd 6. start samba 7. add new machines to smbpasswd 8. add machines to the domain Greg Andrews -- System Manager RGTechnologies Pty Ltd 606 Skipton Street Ballarat 3350 613 53363603 0417 511 731 andrews@rgt.com.au
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hiya, You could probably get away with this: 1. remove the machines from the domain / change the name whilst you're at it ( change to a workgroup ) 2. Reboot XP machine 3. change the machines names in the smbpasswd / /etc/passwd files 4. add machines to the domain You should need to start/stop samba for this. Cheers - ------------- Kristyan Osborne - IT Technician Longhill High School 01273 391672 / 304086 - ------ Computers are like airconditioners: They stop working properly if you open windows. Win95: A 32-bit patch for a 16-bit GUI shell running on top of an 8-bit operating system written for a 4-bit processor by a 2-bit company who cannot stand 1 bit of competition. - -----Original Message----- From: samba-bounces+kris=longhill.brighton-hove.sch.uk@lists.samba.org [mailto:samba-bounces+kris=longhill.brighton-hove.sch.uk@lists.samba.org ]On Behalf Of Greg Andrews Sent: 22 August 2004 12:46 To: samba@lists.samba.org Subject: [Samba] changing a windowsxp machine name Howdy All, I need to change the machine names on about 10 machines ( winxp ) on a samba 3.05/redhat9 network ( NO LDAP ) Am I correct in the order I have listed below to accomplish this 1. remove the machines from the domain ( change to a workgroup ) 2. remove the machines from the smbpasswd file ( I can use webmin for this ) 3. stop samba 4. remove the machines from /etc/passwd 5. add new machines names to /etc/passwd 6. start samba 7. add new machines to smbpasswd 8. add machines to the domain Greg Andrews - -- System Manager RGTechnologies Pty Ltd 606 Skipton Street Ballarat 3350 613 53363603 0417 511 731 andrews@rgt.com.au - -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (MingW32) iD8DBQFBKImCqrr+KdRYU5gRAg+iAJ9w3jAFW5aoGHoCEHqFDG9gkFg4dQCgmV4n FxZTNcXbxyRl6vxeDaR6Ixg=Kfa+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----