> > 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. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
