This is the way it should be working. The BDC handles authentication requests for the domain unless it becomes overloaded at which time the PDC steps in to take over. Refer to Chapter 4 section 4.2 of the Official Samba-3 HOWTO and Reference Guide that explains Domain Control.
Kevin B. McCrory Network Engineer - COPS US Government Solutions 13600 EDS Drive Mail stop: A4S-B21 Herndon, VA 20171 * phone: +01-703-733-3255 * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * AKO mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Clement DIEBOLD Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 8:14 AM To: samba@lists.samba.org Subject: [Samba] Samba as PDC and BDC on the same network. I have recently configured two servers to be controlers of my domain. The first one is the PDC and is configured like : domain master = yes prefered master = yes local master = yes domain logons = yes security = user os level = 99 And the second, the BDC like : domain master = no prefered master = no local master = no domain logons = yes security = user password server = PDC BDC os level = 40 When the two servers are started, i see in the logs : DOMAIN(1) current master browser = PDC BDC 40009a03 (BDC) PDC 400c9b0b (PDC) but my clients (windows 2000 and XP) are authenticated by the BDC. I don't unterstand why it's working like this !! The PDC becomes the master if I set the domain logons option to no. Thanks. -- Clément DIEBOLD Service Informatique LMARC Université de Franche-Comté 24, chemin de l'Epitaphe 25000 Besançon Tel : 03 81 66 60 53 Fax : 03 81 66 67 00 -- -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba