Very Computer

I am trying to configure a Linux server to be a PDC for Windows NT &
95/98 machines.  I can see my domain in the network neighborhood but
when I click it I cannot browse it.  I ran the entire DIAGNOSE.TXT and
all worked fine.

If I create a normal user account by:
adduser -g thedefaultgroup -c 'The User Name' -s /bin/false -n theuser
passwd theuser
smbpasswd -a theuser

After adding this user I can map a network drive in my windows NT
machine and I can connect to my postgresql database.  But I cannot
change the domain name on the NT client to the samba domain.  So I
deleted the account I just made and recreate it as a machine account by:

adduser -s /bin/false -d /dev/null theuser\$
passwd -l theuser\$
smbpasswd -a -m theuser$

Then I could change the domain but after a reboot of the window NT
client could not login and could not mount a drive.  So could someone
please explain to me exactly what I need to do to add a windows NTclient
to my samba domain.  Since this "machine account" has no home directory,
after my nt client logs into the system must I re-adduser him as a
normal user so he can have a home directory?  Also now after
adding/deleting/re-adding user my smbpasswd file has a few multiple
entries for the same user/machine.  Should I delete the old ones?

I have been reading the info in all the documentation and it seems
really contradictory.  Does anyone have any sugguestions?   Below I am
including my smb.conf file

Thanks,

Phillip J. Allen
Consulting Geochemist/Geologist
Lima Peru

#======================= Global Settings
=====================================
[global]
workgroup = mhcgeo01
announce as = NT Server

server string = MHC EXPLORACION GEOLOGIA LIMA RH7.1 LINUX SAMBA SERVER
hosts allow = 127.0.0.1 160.130.4 160.130.7
printcap name = /etc/printcap
load printers = yes
printing = bsd
guest account = pcguest
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 500
security = user
password level = 128
username level = 128
encrypt passwords = yes
smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
domain logons = yes
domain master = auto
netbios name =  mhcgeo01
status = yes
os level = 65

[netlogon]
path = /home/mhc/
writable = yes
guest ok = yes
browsable = yes
public = yes
locking =no
#============================ Share Definitions
==============================
[homes]
   comment = Home Directories
   browseable = yes
   writable = yes

# Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for Domain
Logons
; [netlogon]
;   comment = Network Logon Service
;   path = /home/netlogon
;   guest ok = yes
;   writable = no
;   share modes = no

# Un-comment the following to provide a specific roving profile share
# the default is to use the user's home directory
;[Profiles]
;    path = /home/profiles
;    browseable = no
;    guest ok = yes

Hi!,

Quote:> I am trying to configure a Linux server to be a PDC for Windows NT &
> 95/98 machines.  I can see my domain in the network neighborhood but
> when I click it I cannot browse it.  I ran the entire DIAGNOSE.TXT and
> all worked fine.

> If I create a normal user account by:
> adduser -g thedefaultgroup -c 'The User Name' -s /bin/false -n theuser
> passwd theuser
> smbpasswd -a theuser

> After adding this user I can map a network drive in my windows NT
> machine and I can connect to my postgresql database.  But I cannot
> change the domain name on the NT client to the samba domain.  So I
> deleted the account I just made and recreate it as a machine account by:

> adduser -s /bin/false -d /dev/null theuser\$
> passwd -l theuser\$
> smbpasswd -a -m theuser$

> Then I could change the domain but after a reboot of the window NT
> client could not login and could not mount a drive.  So could someone
> please explain to me exactly what I need to do to add a windows NTclient
> to my samba domain.  Since this "machine account" has no home directory,
> after my nt client logs into the system must I re-adduser him as a
> normal user so he can have a home directory?  Also now after
> adding/deleting/re-adding user my smbpasswd file has a few multiple
> entries for the same user/machine.  Should I delete the old ones?

See ya

Dean Thompson

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