Topic: Attaching Windows XP Pro machine to SME Server NT Domain

[EnglishRob]

Hi folks,

I've just installed SME Server 6.0 and I can say I am really impressed with it.

However, I appear to be having a problem with getting my Windows XP Pro machine to attach to the domain.

I've setup the domain on the SME server, and then I add the machine to the domain.  It says welcome to the domain, and asks me to reboot.

When it comes to logging in after a reboot, I enter the username and password which I setup on the web interface and select the domain rather than the local PC, but then it reports about a missing computer account?

I've tried logging in as root, creating a group (6001) for local machines, tried adding a user and then running the smbpasswd command, but it still won't let me login to the domain.

Here are the commands I used to create the machine account:

useradd myxppc$ -g 6001 -G winhosts -d /dev/null -c myxppc -s /bin/false

smbpasswd -a -m myxppc

Could anyone shed an light on this problem?  Should I try upgrading Samba to version 3?

Regards,

Rob

[wyron]

This has been answered before, but perhaps not easy to find.
Have you tried adding . . /home/e-smith/files/server-resources/regedit/winxplogon.reg . . to your XP registry ?
If that doesn't help try searching the forum for related QA's

[Jon Reynolds]

Hi folks,

I've just installed SME Server 6.0 and I can say I am really impressed with it.

However, I appear to be having a problem with getting my Windows XP Pro machine to attach to the domain.

I've setup the domain on the SME server, and then I add the machine to the domain.  It says welcome to the domain, and asks me to reboot.

When it comes to logging in after a reboot, I enter the username and password which I setup on the web interface and select the domain rather than the local PC, but then it reports about a missing computer account?

I've tried logging in as root, creating a group (6001) for local machines, tried adding a user and then running the smbpasswd command, but it still won't let me login to the domain.

Here are the commands I used to create the machine account:

useradd myxppc$ -g 6001 -G winhosts -d /dev/null -c myxppc -s /bin/false

smbpasswd -a -m myxppc

Could anyone shed an light on this problem?  Should I try upgrading Samba to version 3?

Regards,

Rob

There was an XP reg hack I had to do to make XP connect to my server. This is what I did:

Open regedit on the XP box and go to, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SYSTEM>CurrentControlSet>Services>Netlogon>Parameters and change the dword requiresignorseal from 1 to 0.

After I did that I was able to logon to my sme server as the domain controller.

Hope that helps,

Jon

[PhilV]

Just popped a look at this thread, as I was interested as to whether there was an easy way to get around the problem too.

Is there somewhere that details the process for adding the Win XP machine to a domain?

If the WinXP registry key is changed, then do you still need to create a user account?

Thanks,

Phil

PS The registry change detailed above, and the file directed to do the same thing

[EnglishRob]

Thanks for that, worked a treat.

I'm slowly getting used to this SME server.

I'm currently having issues with MSN Messenger 6.2 and video transfer.  Audio works fine, just can't see the other persons video.

I've tried installing the Socks 5 patch but it doesn't seem to work, I'm not sure if it's my end though, or my contact's end.

Well, at least the domain logons are working fine now  

Thanks for your help guys.

Rob

[PhilV]

Rob,

Once you have made that registry edit, did you still need to create a machine account for each of the Windows XP machines joining the domain, or does that fix remove the need for that?

Phil

[EnglishRob]

Phil,

I'd already created the account before attaching the machine to the domain.  I haven't yet attached my girlfriend's PC to the domain though, so if you can hang on until this evening I can give it a try and let you know the outcome.

Rob

[EnglishRob]

Phil,

I'd already created the account before attaching the machine to the domain.  I haven't yet attached my girlfriend's PC to the domain though, so if you can hang on until this evening I can give it a try and let you know the outcome.

Rob

[PhilV]

That'll be great!

Thanks Rob,

Phil

[dwater]

Phil,

I'd already created the account before attaching the machine to the domain.  I haven't yet attached my girlfriend's PC to the domain though, so if you can hang on until this evening I can give it a try and let you know the outcome.

Rob

Well, did you have to add them manually?

Max.

[EnglishRob]

Nope, just applied the registry fix and then added the machines to the domain.

I haven't done it in a while, now running Fedora Core 3 on my main PC so I'm not using the domain controller on the server.

Rob