samba - Jan 2013 - Change "Computers" settings in Samba 4

Hi,

I used to successfully migrated Samba3 to Samba4 but there are some
problems which I can't proceed coz it needs to be re-authenticated the
computers/machines previously connected in Samba3.

As I observed, using the Windows Remote Administration Tools (Active
Directory Users and Computers) under the Computers, the computer name
properties in General tab some entries are blanks
a) DNS name
b) Role/DC Type
c) Site -> under win7
d) Description --> can be edited

But when I used to re-authenticate, it shows an entries like these
*Computer name (pre-Windows 2000): uchiha*
*DNS name: uchiha.itachi.kazekage.net*
*Role: Workstation or server*
*Site: <blank> using Win7 WRAT*
*Description: Computer*

where *itachi.kazekage.net* --> is the realm in classicupgrade
By the way, the users don't have a problems, meaning once re-authenticated
it login smoothly without problem so far.

My question now, how can we manually edit it in samba4? Or any commands
that will edit it? and including the Operating System tab details. My plan
is manually editing it or running a script that will add the DNS name which
I think the most important which impossible as for my scenario. Or maybe it
will be added in the provision (in classicupgrade) automatically?

Hope someone gives an insights, as much as possible don't want to
re-authenticate all machines manually. Thank you.

Mario

In relation to this, I used to clone a copy of the windows xp client
uchiha. After that run clone and change the computer name to senju, which
ask to restart. It is running fine.

But when I shutdown senju to run the original one uchiha, I can't login.
What I did login as local administrator account and re-authenticate but
gave me an error

*Computer Name Changes Dialog Box*
*The following error occurred attempting to join the domain "
itachi.kazekage.net":*
*No mapping between account names and security IDs was done.*

Then check on the Samba4 Logs,
*Failed to create user record
CN=UCHIHA,CN=Computers,DC=itachi,DC=kazekage,DC=net: Entry
**CN=UCHIHA,CN=Computers,DC=itachi,DC=kazekage,DC=net
already exists*
*
*
And on the Remote Administration Tools using the Windows 7 machine
itachi.kazekage.net--> Computers --> uchiha (Right click -->properties)

*Computer name (pre-Windows 2000): senju*
*DNS name: senju.itachi.kazekage.net*
*Role: Workstation or server*
*Site: <blank> *
*Description: Computer*

I just testing if gonna work, but so far they have a same SID which can't
be done. But the question is why the cn (uchiha) doesn't change and only
displayName was change to senju? How do I able to have another copy - a
running clone ? It only created one account in the database.


On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Mario Codeniera
<mario.codeniera at gmail.com>wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I used to successfully migrated Samba3 to Samba4 but there are some
> problems which I can't proceed coz it needs to be re-authenticated the
> computers/machines previously connected in Samba3.
>
> As I observed, using the Windows Remote Administration Tools (Active
> Directory Users and Computers) under the Computers, the computer name
> properties in General tab some entries are blanks
> a) DNS name
> b) Role/DC Type
> c) Site -> under win7
> d) Description --> can be edited
>
> But when I used to re-authenticate, it shows an entries like these
> *Computer name (pre-Windows 2000): uchiha*
> *DNS name: uchiha.itachi.kazekage.net*
> *Role: Workstation or server*
> *Site: <blank> using Win7 WRAT*
> *Description: Computer*
>
> where *itachi.kazekage.net* --> is the realm in classicupgrade
> By the way, the users don't have a problems, meaning once
re-authenticated
> it login smoothly without problem so far.
>
> My question now, how can we manually edit it in samba4? Or any commands
> that will edit it? and including the Operating System tab details. My plan
> is manually editing it or running a script that will add the DNS name which
> I think the most important which impossible as for my scenario. Or maybe it
> will be added in the provision (in classicupgrade) automatically?
>
> Hope someone gives an insights, as much as possible don't want to
> re-authenticate all machines manually. Thank you.
>
> Mario
>