samba - Mar 2005 - joining a domain without having Windows admin privileges

I would like to use "security = domain" for a samba server, but the
only
way I've found to do that is to issue the command "net rpc join -U 
admin%password" where "admin" is a Windows user that has the
authority
to create machine accounts.  I don't have that authority, and I don't 
think I can get it.

Is there another way to do this?  For instance, if the Windows admins 
add the machine account for me, can I issue a different command to join 
the domain?  What command?

I'm using samba 3.0.11.

On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 00:06:10 -0600, J Raynor <raynorj@mn.rr.com>
wrote:
> 
> I would like to use "security = domain" for a samba server, but
the only
> way I've found to do that is to issue the command "net rpc join -U
> admin%password" where "admin" is a Windows user that has the
authority
> to create machine accounts.  I don't have that authority, and I
don't
> think I can get it.
Then you won't be able to join. Domains are an invite-only thing. You
can't come and play if you haven't been asked.
 
> Is there another way to do this?  For instance, if the Windows admins
> add the machine account for me, can I issue a different command to join
> the domain?  What command?
Ask the admins to insert if for you into the domain. There's a reason
it's done this way, so that the admins have a nominal idea of what
machines are on their network, and thus, potentially responsible for.

David