> > You have to join the linux computer to the domain, which > > requires some level of admin privilages. (We'll assume you > > have those) > > > > %>smppasswd -j domainname -r NetBIOS-name-of-PDC (which the > > linux box needs to be able to resolve, either by broadcast, > > /etc/hosts or your samba lmhosts file (which should be in the > > same directory as your smb.conf file) > > No luck I'm afraid (yes, I corrected the typo :). > > I used: smbpassd -j DOMAIN -r pdchostname > > which just gives me a listing of the available parameters. > > Afterwhich i tried: > > smbpassd -s -j DOMAIN -r pdchostname -U <usernamefordomain> > > No luck, just bunch of errors which I should have copied and sent to > the mailinglist, heh. But I don't think I'm going about this right. smbpassd > is only for changing user passwords correct? >
RTFMP: -j is the correct option. Under NT you can enter a username and password to create a computer account on the Domain, but this functionality appears not to have been implemented in Samba. From the man Page: In order to be used in this way, the Administrator for the Windows NT Domain must have used the program "Server Manager for Domains" to add the primary NetBIOS name of the Samba server as a member of the Domain. Assuming your machine can resolve the PDC's hostname, I suggest you check this next. Andrew Pritchard Whether you think you can, Or whether you think you can't, You're right
