> -----Original Message----- > From: Ralf Gesel|ensetter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 10:02 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Creating Machine Accounts for MS WinClients > > > Dear List, > > having several MS Windows clients at our school, I never had > to add machine > accounts on the server. Instead I joined the domain > "SKOLELINUX" from the > clients using the samba-root-account. My experience is > limited to WinNT and > Win2k, however. > > Now there have been descriptions on how to create machine > accounts that tell > the reader to use webmin.
Where are that descriptions? > Is this for W98 then? Or other > versions? Or is it > rather obsolete? > Win98 clients do not need a machine account. Not in samba and not in MS WinNT/W2k-Server. They are only WORKGROUP members. They are not joining the MS-DOMAIN like a WinNT/W2k-Client. > This question is mainly for consistent documentation, I'd > never use webmin to > add machine accounts. See for further details: http://developer.skolelinux.no/dokumentasjon/IKT-bok.html.de#id2502088 Regards J�rgen
