Topic: creating windows domain

[captain]

how to setup domain for xp clients ...i keep getting error that the domain controller cannot  be contacted.....

any help will do...thANKS

[crazybob]

You must apply the reg file (/home/e-smith/files/server-resources/regedit/winxplogon.reg) on the client.

Bob

[captain]

hey thanks ..i did that based on post i saw was able to join but after restarting i was unable to log on...domain not available

[captain]

please advise how to configure domain ..both on sme and clients {xp} so that i do it right

[bpivk]

Well you have to set the *.reg file on your computers and have to set your workgroup in configuaration/workgroup

[captain]

Thanks for everyones help...hee the summary of the setting...

workgroup:
windows workgroup: CAC
Server name: cac1
WOrkgroup and domain controller: yes
roaming profiles: no

is this al that is neede to configure a windows Domain called CAC?
If not what else is required...any DNS settings?

Ok on the XP local machine I have done the following
1. run reg edit to set RequireSignorSeal equal to all zeroa
2. set my connection to "enable netbios over TCP/IP"
3. Set my wins server to the IP of the sme box...

Results
1. Sometimes I can joing the domain, after rebooting the xp maxhine I cannot locate the Domain Controller to log into the domain.

Questions:
1. What am iI doing wrong.
2. should it be so dificult to setup a windows PDC

Need help ASAP

[cool34000]

I never installed SME in domain controller, but I can say that there are no wins server on SME !

Maybe you should set DNS to SME's IP on your workstations
For 2000/2003 servers it's needed !

On your workstations, your domain should looks like cac.yourdomain.com and not cac "alone" - Again, I have not tested this mode so maybe I am thinking just like M$ taught me

I guess the best you can do is activate DHCP server on SME so that you don't need to worry for your workstations' configurations - Just set it to DHCP !


Hope this helped

[CharlieBrady]

I never installed SME in domain controller, but I can say that there are no wins server on SME !

You can say that, but it wouldn't be correct. SME does provide a WINS server.

[cool34000]

Oups, my mistake...

But I've done a

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# rpm -qa | grep wins and it gave me nothing... Is it installed by default ?

[CharlieBrady]

Oups, my mistake...

But I've done a

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# rpm -qa | grep wins and it gave me nothing... Is it installed by default ?

There is no package called wins. The WINS service is provided by samba.

[stephen noble]

>windows workgroup: CAC

your server settings are ok

>Ok on the XP local machine I have done the following
>1. run reg edit to set RequireSignorSeal equal to all zeroa
>2. set my connection to "enable netbios over TCP/IP"
>3. Set my wins server to the IP of the sme box...

I don't do any of the above

1.  enable DHCP, check no network drives are attached, reboot
2.  control panel > system >
    join domain  'CAC'
    enter 'admin' + 'adminPassword'

[crazybob]

Doesn't winxplogon.reg have to be applied to the XP workstation ?

Bob

[stephen noble]

> Doesn't winxplogon.reg have to be applied to the XP workstation ?

maybe, but what is it supposed to do,
I can use domain logins without it

What i can't do is
- change the sme password from XP
- be a domain admin without adding a seperate user [stephen/domain] to the workstation

this may be normal, the docs aren't very clear

[crazybob]

I think it had/has something to do with samba used as a in a domain controller configuration. I don't know if it is needed any more. I know you had to use it with SME6.01

Bob

[mercyh]

snoble,

- be a domain admin without adding a seperate user [stephen/domain] to the workstation

From an slords post located here http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=31009.0

If you are using SME Server as a domain controller and the workstations have joined the domain then the following is possible.

The domain always has three groups created, "Domain Admins", "Domain Users", "Domain Guests". These are usually assigned to as follows:

Domain Admins => admin
Domain Users => shared (everyone)
Domain Guests => nobody

However if you create a group and name it whatever you want but put one of the above for the description then the newly created group will replace the above mapping.

So if you create a group called "admins" and give it a description of "Domain Admins" then anyone you assign to this group will be a domain admin and also a local admin on ANY box that has joined the domain.