> [...]
> > isn't that the place where you normally have to use a *user*
> > name/password,
> > *not the machine* name when you join a domain for the first time?
> >
> > When I have to join a WinNT box in a Windows domain, I use the
> > administrator's userid/password at that point?
>
> Correct for a Windows NT Domain Server but NOT if you use the
> e-smith samba as the primary domain controller!!!
> Don't enable that "checkbox" in the dialog in a WInNT4 machine
> when you change from Workgroup to you Domaingorup, it will not work.
>
> On WinNT4:
> Set up the appropriate machine-name as decribed here on the list
> several times. You'll get error the errors as decribed in the
> mails of this topic before but it works. Maybe it is more
> difficult with WIn2k, read more about Samba and Win2k.
>
> Michael, DL3OBO :-)
> ^^^^^^ Hm, what's that ?? :-)
Hi Michael,
I agree with all the above
..but ....
Dan's question was related to Samba 2.2.0 (the very new version, just about
3 days old) which is going (as far as I understand) to support exactly that
feature (joining a domain) for WinNT and Win2K machines.
Regards,
Michael Doerner
