samba - Dec 2009 - Issue Joining Win7 to Samba Domain (tried wiki instructions)

Hi,

I'm trying to join a Windows 7 client to a samba domain.? We're
running samba 3.3.9 from SerNet.? I've changed the registry settings
on the Win7 client per the wiki page
(http://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Windows7).

Unfortunately, I'm still getting:
The following error occurred attempting to join the domain because the
following error has occurred: The specified domain either does not
exist or could not be contacted.

Before I found the wiki page, I tried some other settings from blogs,
etc.? I think I have reverted the machine back to its default
settings.

Also, I am able to join two other Win7 clients to the domain.

Any idea what could be wrong with the one client?? The machine can
browse to file shares on the samba server.

I don't see any error messages in the samba logs.

Thanks,
-Ryan Casey

Ryan Casey wrote:
> I'm trying to join a Windows 7 client to a samba domain.  We're
> running samba 3.3.9 from SerNet.  I've changed the registry settings
> on the Win7 client per the wiki page
> (http://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Windows7).
> 
> Unfortunately, I'm still getting:
> The following error occurred attempting to join the domain because the
> following error has occurred: The specified domain either does not
> exist or could not be contacted.
----
	Ditto.  While the wiki *did* work a few weeks ago, I had to
reinstall Win7 after a 'System-Restore' deleted most files on the disk.
(There wasn't much on it except for program installations).  I am able
to join with a XP client -- unjoined, rejoined, rejoiced.  But the Win7
is giving nothing in the log (level 4) concerning the problem and in 
Wireshk, I'm seeing attempts at Net LOGON both with blank names and
with the machine name (machine$), and the Samba (3.4.3) DC says name
doesn't exist.    I do have the dword entries as mentioned in the wiki --
and that did work last time, but this time, nada.

	Not sure what debugging step to try next.  Ideas?

*sigh*...one step forward, two steps back...
-l

Ryan Casey wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I'm trying to join a Windows 7 client to a samba domain.? We're
>running samba 3.3.9 from SerNet.? I've changed the registry settings
>on the Win7 client per the wiki page
>(http://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Windows7).
>
>Unfortunately, I'm still getting:
>The following error occurred attempting to join the domain because the
>following error has occurred: The specified domain either does not
>exist or could not be contacted.
>
>Before I found the wiki page, I tried some other settings from blogs,
>etc.? I think I have reverted the machine back to its default
>settings.
>
>Also, I am able to join two other Win7 clients to the domain.
>
>Any idea what could be wrong with the one client?? The machine can
>browse to file shares on the samba server.
>
>I don't see any error messages in the samba logs.
>
>Thanks,
>-Ryan Casey
Last time I saw something like this, it was because the client (Win XP)
did not have a WINS server set, and couldn?t find the domain.  Can you
ping the server from the problem client - by IP address and by name?  Is
its firewall blocking any SMB ports?



Moray.
"To err is human.? To purr, feline"

On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 5:25 AM, Moray Henderson
<Moray.Henderson at ict-software.org> wrote:
>
> Last time I saw something like this, it was because the client (Win XP)
> did not have a WINS server set, and couldn?t find the domain. ?Can you
> ping the server from the problem client - by IP address and by name? ?Is
> its firewall blocking any SMB ports?
It's not a firewall problem as the client can browser shares on the
server using \\SERVER

I will try setting a WINS server and see if that resolves it.

Thanks.

I have similar problem. I can join to domain but can't log in to user
account.

Samba 3.4.3
Windows 7 Professional x64