I'm saying that your samba server may be correctly configured...
however in order to switch a computer from workgroup to domain mode
you first need to leave the GENWAX.TEST workgroup
join the "ICANTTHINKOFANAME" workgroup
then join the GENWAX.TEST domain...
it's a windows problem.
brad
On Wed, 2002-12-11 at 21:37, ___cliff rayman___ wrote:
> Bradley W. Langhorst wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 2002-12-11 at 20:24, ___cliff rayman___ wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>if i use the workgroup setting of GENWAX.TEST, then i can browse
> >>the server, read and write files, and it seems to be working
> >>fine. if i try to change to a domain setting of GENWAX.TEST, then
> >>it fails with the DNS and SRV record message same as above but
> >>with GENWAX.TEST in place of mydomain.
> >>
> >>
> >you can't have the workgroup and the domain with the same name...
> >
> >
> ok - but samba is setup as a primary domain controller.
> there are NO other servers on the network, so there is
> not a workgroup and a domain. i assume that all windows
> 95/98/me and XP home clients are going to see the domain as
> a workgroup, and that XP Pro/NT clients will see it as a
> domain and logon accordingly. this is a test server. only
> it, and two pc's are currently hooked to the network for
> testing purposes. one pc has XP home, and calls GENWAX.TEST
> a workgroup, and the other has XP pro. when i tell it to
> connect to the GENWAX.TEST workgroup, it works fine, when
> i tell it to connect as a domain, it fails with the DNS/SRV
> message.
>
> here is a relative snipped from my smb.conf file:
>
> ---- snip ----
> [global]
>
> # samba build string
> # ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/samba_2.2.7 --mandir=/usr/local/man
>--with-smbmount --with-pam --with-pam_smbpass --with-ssl --with-libsmbclient && make
>
>
> # server name and group stuff
> workgroup = genwax.test
> netbios name = filesnew
> server string = files server TESTING ONLY
> interfaces = 10.222.222.0/24 127.0.0.1/32
> bind interfaces only = yes
>
> # passwords and domain logions
> encrypt passwords = yes
> unix password sync = true
> pam password change = true
> passwd chat = *password* %n\n*passwd* %n\n*successful*
> domain logons = yes
> domain master = yes
> logon drive = Z:
> logon home = \\%L\%u
> logon path = \\%L\profile\%u
> logon script=logon.bat
> os level = 99
> preferred master = yes
> security = user
> path = /home/%s/samba
>
> # logging directives
> log file = /usr/local/samba/var/logs/%m
> log level = 3
>
> # file and directory masks
> create mask = 0660
> directory mask = 0770
>
> #restrictions
> dont descend = /proc,/dev,/etc
> hosts allow = 10.222.222. 127.0
> hide unreadable = yes
> max smbd processes = 100
> min print space = 10000
> # do not allow files with CLSID extensions to be open
> veto files = /*.{*}/
>
>
> # case sensitivity stuff
> mangle case = no
> case sensitive = no
> default case = lower
> preserve case = yes
> short preserve case = yes
> ---- snip ----
>
> here is a snip from the relevant named file on the same server:
> ---- snip ----
> venus IN A 10.222.222.2
> mars IN A 10.222.222.3
> filesnew IN A 10.222.222.3
> hpvec1 IN A 10.222.222.167
> hpvec2 IN A 10.222.222.168
> ---- snip ----
>
> hpvec1 and hpvec2 are XP home and XP pro clients respectively
> venus is not running samba currently
>
> any help would be appreciated.
>
> --
> ___cliff [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.genwax.com/
--
Bradley W. Langhorst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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