Edward Dekkers wrote: > > > > Do I need to set up a computer account on that domain perhaps? > > > > I _think_ what you have to do is let the login fail when setting it to use > a > > domain and get it to stick (I can't remember exactly how I did this part, > I > > just remember it was something silly). Then reboot. When you get the > domain > > login, it should work this time. > > > > I _think_ the trick was not being logged in to the "computer", just the > > "domain". > > Brian - I finally got all this to work using the Samba-PDC-Howto. > > I couldn't find it on the samba website or Linux Documentation Project, and > a lot of links in other samba documents point to a 404 error. > > BUT - after hours of searching one link finally worked. A link in Germany of > all places. > > Turns out the PC name has to have a user account as well. In both > /etc/passwd and /etc/samba/smbpasswd. The PC name is appended with a $. > > AND a user in the admin group need to be in the smbpasswd file as well. THIS > user is then used to log you in to the PDC. Once the PDC is contacted with > the root (admin) priviledges, it allows you to set up a log-on for a > standard user. > > XP now presents me with the familiar Ctrl-Alt-Delete logon screen, and I can > log on with my user credentials to the DEKKERS domain. Drives get mapped via > the login script and all is well. > > Unfortunately - all my setting in XP have changed as it now treats me as a > new user. My backgrounds, e-mail, IE etc have all been messed up but it's > not permanent damage by any means - I've already imported everything back. > I'm sure I'll find some other changes but I'm sure I can fix those up too. > > I have no idea what's going to happen if the PDC is down and I'm not game to > try it at the moment, as my normal Edward Dekkers login has already stopped > working, but I'm sure I'll figure that one out as well. > > Thanks for the help. If anybody wants a working link to the samba-PDC-Howto > let me know. > > Regards, > Ed. >
The Samba-PDC-HOWTO is included in samba-swat-2.2.3a-6.i386.rpm on RH7.3 3rd disc. It is installed in /usr/share/swat/help. Dennis -- ---------------------- Dennis K. Grow RedHat 7.3-1 Kernel: 2.4.18-5 KDE: 3.0.0-10 Samba: 2.2.5-1 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
