Thanks Kums - I should have been clearer - the non-verbose testparm output (which doesn't show the netbios name) diffs out perfectly.
The netbios names are in fact set differently and the join happens without errors. testparm -v Kums wrote: > > Make sure to have different Netbios Name, else only one box will be able > to successfully join to AD + export Samba shares. > > Cheers, > -Kums > > On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 1:18 AM, Ben Tisdall <b...@redcircleit.com > <mailto:b...@redcircleit.com>> wrote: > > tim clusters wrote: > > > > What is your id backend? AD or RID? Can you post your smb.conf? > > > > Hi Tim & thanks for replying. > > This is very minimal smb.conf - the history is that it was copied > verbatim from a Guardian snap appliance & worked perfectly well on > 'Box A'. > > workgroup = OURDOMAIN > security = ads > server string = Samba Server Version %v > netbios name = testukmcsstor1 > realm = OURDOMAIN.PRIV > idmap uid = 10000-20000 > idmap gid = 10000-20000 > ;interfaces = lo eth0 *MailScanner warning: numerical links are > often malicious:* 192.168.12.2/24 <http://192.168.12.2/24> > *MailScanner warning: numerical links are often malicious:* > 192.168.13.2/24 <http://192.168.13.2/24> > ;hosts allow = 127. 10 > > # logs split per machine > log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m > # max 50KB per log file, then rotate > max log size = 50 > preferred master = no > wins support = yes > ; wins server = w.x.y.z > ; wins proxy = yes > > ; dns proxy = yes > > load printers = yes > cups options = raw > > ; map archive = no > ; map hidden = no > ; map read only = no > ; map system = no > ; store dos attributes = yes > > Include = /etc/samba/shares.conf > > NB: I can testparm the conf from both boxes & the output diffs > perfectly. > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by *MailScanner* <http://www.mailscanner.info/>, and is > believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba