Topic: NEWBE haveing problems with setting up a domain server

[Pgilkes]

Hi

I am new to SME so I hope someone can help.  I have set up what should be a domain server using SME. All the settings in the server manager appear to be set correctly. I have a number of windows boxes XP 2k 98 etc and although they can "join" the domain by changing from workgroup to domain when I try to log on or add a domain user I am told that the domain is not available or that the trust relationship between the workstation and server are bad. I have tried varoius settings on both my Server and workstation with no success.

One of the main obvious problems is that I cannot ping the domain.  I can ping the servers name and the IP address. Also I can browes onto the server as well as copy files to and from. But when I try to log onto the server, no joy!

[gzartman]

There's a registry patch the needs to be applied to Win XP clients before they can successfully login to an SME domain.  The patch is located on your server here: /home/e-smith/files/server-resources/regedit/winxplogon.reg.


Or you can apply it from here:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\netlogon\parameters]
"RequireSignOrSeal"=dword:00000000

Greg Zartman

[Pgilkes]

Thanks for this tip but - I still cant ping the domain therefore when I try to logon XP is still wittering on about the domain being down or not available  

[SSBN]

What is the layout of your network? What handles DHCP and DNS? What other servers/devices do you have running on you network? IE: routers windows 2k servers or firewalls.

[mbachmann]

You should give more details about the network. If it is correctly configured, DNS, ping and the like must be in order and function.

There is a contrib called "advanced workgroup" (e-smith-advworkgroup-0.3-4.noarch.rpm from http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/smeserver/contribs/jprice/beta/e-smith-advworkgroup/) which can also handle the Samba/Domain stuff you need but the resolvings have to be set up properly.

[Pgilkes]

Found the cure. I will post the link I used later today. But thankyou to all who have posted sujestions. MY PDC is PDCing  

[Pgilkes]

http://lists.samba.org/archive/samba/2004-January/078491.html