This may be a long shot, but does your work environment use a WINS server? I found out recently that mine does, and by changing WINS support = yes to WINS server = 'ip address', i got the domain thing to work. I kept getting the same error you did.
Cheers S On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 15:09:05 +0200 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Dear all, > > > ___Setup: > - several wINDOWS 2000 workstations on SP4 (reg-patches applied, they > worked on 2.x-stable) > - Samba PDC (CVS 3.0.0rc2) (machine accounts added aswell as users in > unix & samba) > - OpenLDAP (2.1.12) <-- (Not really relevant since I tried without ldap > too, so no info about that from this point) > - Linux <HOSTNAME> 2.4.19 #1 Fri Jun 13 15:22:09 UTC 2003 i686 unknown > (debian) > > (- also tried Samba PDC (2.x.stable)) > _________ > > ___My Problem: > Since attempting to upgrade to Samba 3.0 clients are unable to logon to > my samba-domain. > ______________ > > > ___Scenario: > at server side(linux samba PDC): > > - 'testparm' command succeeds. > - Samba PDC started with all systems up and running (smbd/nmbd/winbindd) > - Tests through 'net join' command succeeds. > - Test through 'smbclient -L <my samba PDC>' succeeds aswell. > *- Test through 'smbclient -L <a windows 200 machine>' FAILS<partial>! > Result: > <snip> > Sharename Type Comment > --------- ---- ------- > E$ Disk Default share > IPC$ IPC Remote IPC > ADMIN$ Disk Remote Admin > C$ Disk Default share > session request to <w2kmachine> failed (Called name not present) > session request to *SMBSERVER failed (Called name not present) > NetBIOS over TCP disabled -- no workgroup available > </snip> > *quite strange error since it returns the shares?! > > ---> going on anyway ---> > > at client side(w2k): > > - login on client with local administrator-account. > - browsing network IFS results in seeing only > the windows-2000 machines in the network and NOT the samba PDC. > - if I attempt to connect to '\\<my samba pdc>' I do get a request > for my login and password. Login works and I can browse shares. > - I use 'net use * /d /yes' to be able to join the domain with a > clean-sheet. > - if I attempt to join the domain IFS I get the following error: > <snip> > The following error ocurred validating the name "IFS". > This condition may be caused by a DNS lookup problem. > For information about troubleshooting common DNS lookup problems, > please see the following Microsoft web site: > http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=5171 > > The specified domain either does not exist or could not be > contacted. > [ OK ] > </snip> > went to the link and followed instruction in how far possible with > Samba > and saw something about the _ldap._tcp.dc_msdcs record. > added that (_tcp._ldap.dc._msdcs.ifs. SRV 0 0 0 .) to my config, but > still no succes > (thought that wouldn't do much anyway, since the link says it's only > to reduce unneccessary traffic). > Samba show's _only changes in nmbd-logfile_: > <snip> > [2003/08/25 14:30:00, 4] > nmbd/nmbd_workgroupdb.c:find_workgroup_on_subnet(156) > find_workgroup_on_subnet: workgroup search for IFS on subnet > 10.21.32.1: found. > [2003/08/25 14:30:00, 4] > nmbd/nmbd_workgroupdb.c:find_workgroup_on_subnet(156) > find_workgroup_on_subnet: workgroup search for IFS on subnet > UNICAST_SUBNET: found. > [2003/08/25 14:30:00, 4] > nmbd/nmbd_workgroupdb.c:find_workgroup_on_subnet(156) > find_workgroup_on_subnet: workgroup search for IFS on subnet > UNICAST_SUBNET: found. > [2003/08/25 14:30:05, 4] > nmbd/nmbd_workgroupdb.c:find_workgroup_on_subnet(156) > find_workgroup_on_subnet: workgroup search for IFS on subnet > 10.21.32.1: found. > [2003/08/25 14:30:05, 4] > nmbd/nmbd_workgroupdb.c:dump_workgroups(284) > dump_workgroups() > dump workgroup on subnet 10.21.32.1: netmask= > 255.255.255.0: > IFS(1) current master browser = <sambaserver> > <sambaserver> 400c992b (Samba CVS 3.0.0rc2) > [2003/08/25 14:30:05, 4] > nmbd/nmbd_workgroupdb.c:dump_workgroups(284) > dump_workgroups() > dump workgroup on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET: netmask= > 10.21.32.1: > IFS(1) current master browser = UNKNOWN > <sambaserver> 4009992b (Samba CVS 3.0.0rc2) > [2003/08/25 14:30:05, 4] > nmbd/nmbd_workgroupdb.c:find_workgroup_on_subnet(156) > find_workgroup_on_subnet: workgroup search for IFS on subnet > UNICAST_SUBNET: found. > [2003/08/25 14:30:05, 4] > nmbd/nmbd_workgroupdb.c:find_workgroup_on_subnet(156) > find_workgroup_on_subnet: workgroup search for IFS on subnet > UNICAST_SUBNET: found. > [2003/08/25 14:30:10, 4] > nmbd/nmbd_workgroupdb.c:find_workgroup_on_subnet(156) > find_workgroup_on_subnet: workgroup search for IFS on subnet > 10.21.32.1: found. > [2003/08/25 14:30:10, 4] > nmbd/nmbd_workgroupdb.c:dump_workgroups(284) > dump_workgroups() > dump workgroup on subnet 10.21.32.1: netmask= > 255.255.255.0: > IFS(1) current master browser = <sambaserver> > <sambaserver> 400c992b (Samba CVS 3.0.0rc2) > [2003/08/25 14:30:10, 4] > nmbd/nmbd_workgroupdb.c:dump_workgroups(284) > dump_workgroups() > dump workgroup on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET: netmask= > 10.21.32.1: > IFS(1) current master browser = UNKNOWN > <sambaserver> 4009992b (Samba CVS 3.0.0rc2) > [2003/08/25 14:30:10, 4] > nmbd/nmbd_workgroupdb.c:find_workgroup_on_subnet(156) > find_workgroup_on_subnet: workgroup search for IFS on subnet > UNICAST_SUBNET: found. > [2003/08/25 14:30:10, 4] > nmbd/nmbd_workgroupdb.c:find_workgroup_on_subnet(156) > find_workgroup_on_subnet: workgroup search for IFS on subnet > UNICAST_SUBNET: found. > </snip> > > and in tcpdump: > > <snip> > 14:27:21.179535 <w2kmachine>.ifs.1700 > <sambaserver>.ifs.domain: > 25834+ SRV ? _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.ifs. (42) > 14:27:21.179702 <sambaserver>.ifs.domain > <w2kmachine>.ifs.1700: > 25834 NXDomain* 0/1/0 (105) (DF) > 14:27:21.180559 <w2kmachine>.ifs.netbios-dgm > > <sambaserver>.ifs.netbios-dgm: > >>> NBT UDP PACKET(138) Res=0x110E ID=0x81A9 IP=10 (0xa).21 > (0x15).32 (0x20).238 (0xee) Port=138 (0x8a) Length=229 (0xe5) Res2= > 0x0 > SourceName=<w2kmachine> NameType=0x00 (Workstation) > DestName=IFS NameType=0x1C (Unknown) > > SMB PACKET: SMBtrans (REQUEST) > > > 14:27:26.180442 <w2kmachine>.ifs.netbios-dgm > > <sambaserver>.ifs.netbios-dgm: > >>> NBT UDP PACKET(138) Res=0x110E ID=0x81AA IP=10 (0xa).21 > (0x15).32 (0x20).238 (0xee) Port=138 (0x8a) Length=229 (0xe5) Res2=0x0 > SourceName=<w2kmachine> NameType=0x00 (Workstation) > DestName=IFS NameType=0x1C (Unknown) > > SMB PACKET: SMBtrans (REQUEST) > > > 14:27:26.181114 <sambaserver>.ifs.netbios-dgm > > 10.21.32.255.netbios-dgm: > >>> NBT UDP PACKET(138) Res=0x110A ID=0x7EE4 IP=10 (0xa).21 > (0x15).32 (0x20).1 (0x1) Port=138 (0x8a) Length=205 (0xcd) Res2=0x0 > SourceName=<sambaserver> NameType=0x00 (Workstation) > DestName=IFS NameType=0x1D (Master Browser) > > SMB PACKET: SMBtrans (REQUEST) > > (DF) > 14:27:27.459152 205.188.12.20.5190 > <w2kmachine>.ifs.1104: P > 1912445612:1912445720(108) ack 2118659303 win 16384 (DF) > 14:27:27.599945 <w2kmachine>.ifs.1104 > 205.188.12.20.5190: . ack > 108 win 64767 (DF) > 14:27:31.180328 <w2kmachine>.ifs.netbios-dgm > > <sambaserver>.ifs.netbios-dgm: > >>> NBT UDP PACKET(138) Res=0x110E ID=0x81AB IP=10 (0xa).21 > (0x15).32 (0x20).238 (0xee) Port=138 (0x8a) Length=229 (0xe5) Res2=0x0 > SourceName=<w2kmachine> NameType=0x00 (Workstation) > DestName=IFS NameType=0x1C (Unknown) > > SMB PACKET: SMBtrans (REQUEST) > </snip> > > > - Now for the suprise... > - I was at home and still wanting to try to get this up and running > last weekend, so I logged on into our VPN from a Windows 2000 > (Service Pack 2!!) machine > and attempted to logon to our domain. And suprise... it worked. > So i try it again now (monday), at my work, and I get the > "The specified domain either does not exist or could not be > contacted."-error again. > ____________ > > ___Conclusion: > - somewhere from Service Pack 3 (I believe but not sure since I upgraded > directly from 2 to 4) > and on, Windows starts looking for an Active Directory when login on > to a domain. > I don't know what it does afterwards, but it won't talk to my Samba > PDC. > I've been looking around for the past few days and I could not find > ANYTHING with a solution. > ______________ > > __My configuration file: > > - smb.conf > <snip> > # Global parameters > [global] > dos charset = ISO8859-15 > unix charset = CP850 > display charset = CP850 > workgroup = IFS > netbios name = FILESERVER > interfaces = lo, 127.0.0.0/255.0.0.0, eth0, > 10.21.32.0/255.255.255.0 > bind interfaces only = Yes > auth methods = sam > server schannel = Yes > password server = 10.21.32.1 > passdb backend = ldapsam:ldap://10.21.32.1 > unix password sync = No > client lanman auth = No > client plaintext auth = No > log level = 4 > syslog = 10 > log file = /var/log/samba/%m > name resolve order = bcast wins hosts > time server = Yes > keepalive = 255 > socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_KEEPALIVE SO_SNDBUF=8192 > SO_RCVBUF=8192 > load printers = No > printcap name = cups > logon drive = z: > logon home = \\%L\%U > domain logons = Yes > os level = 64 > preferred master = Yes > domain master = Yes > wins support = Yes > ldap suffix = o=ifs,c=nl > ldap machine suffix = sambaDomainName=IFS,ou=Server > Services,o=ifs,c=nl > ldap user suffix = ou=People,o=ifs,c=nl > ldap group suffix = ou=People Groups,o=ifs,c=nl > ldap idmap suffix = o=ifs,c=nl > ldap admin dn = cn=root,o=ifs,c=nl > remote announce = 10.21.32.255/IFS > idmap uid = 10000-20000 > idmap gid = 10000-20000 > admin users = adminisrtator > > [homes] > comment = Home Directory > read only = No > browseable = No > > [netlogon] > comment = Network Logon Service > path = /home/services/samba/netlogon > guest ok = Yes > share modes = No > > [Profiles] > path = /home/services/samba/profiles > guest ok = Yes > browseable = No > > [data] > comment = IFS's shared files > path = /home/ifs/data > read only = No > force create mode = 0771 > force directory mode = 0775 > </snip> > _________________________ > > > I also tried to install the older version again > (samba 2.x.stable (standard debian-package) without LDAP and with > smbpasswd file), > but no luck... > > I am completely out of ideas and believe I tried everything possible.... > Hope someone can explain me this mystical behaviour all of a sudden... > > Kind Regards, > Bjorn Padding > IFS Audio Visuals > > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba