Topic: can't join the domain

[k0r54]

Hey,

Im sorry I have to ask this question AGAIN along with all the posts but I have look and tried all the options but unfortunatly they have not worked.

I have a freshly installed sme server.

I have set my domain as domainname.local and have set workgroup and domain to yes and roaming profiles to yes.

On my xp machine i have applied the reg patch (although i never used to have to) and checked that its worked.

i try setting the domain to domainname or domainname.local but neither of them work.

It says the domain controller could not be contact.

Is there anything I have missed? I havn't install anything in addition to it and all firewalls and anti virus are disabled on the workstation.

I can contact the server fine through name and ip and can access shares.

Any ideas?

Edited: - Sorry i have install CUPS for printing but that is it

Thanks
k0r54

[cactus]

i try setting the domain to domainname or domainname.local but neither of them work.

It says the domain controller could not be contact.

Is there anything I have missed? I havn't install anything in addition to it and all firewalls and anti virus are disabled on the workstation.

Be sure to enter the Windows Workgroup value you entered in the server-manager in the Workgroup section (where you also enabled roaming profiles) as domain when trying to join Windows based PC's to SME Server, the domain entered during configuration has nothing to do with your internal domain in this case.

It is a bit confusing to users but the value specified in the server-manager is also the internal domain which can be totally different from the outside domain name.

[k0r54]

Sorry,

I am a little lost? Please can you explain a little more. I need to have the server and windows on the same workgroup and then I can join the domain.

If this is the case I have done this.

I have also done another fresh install of this so CUPS is not install now. I have done a yum update so everything is up to date as well.

Thanks
k0r54

[p-jones]

What is the EXACT message you are getting from windows?

[k0r54]

Hi the exact message is

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A domain controller for the domain xxxxxx could not be contacted.

Ensure that the domain name is typed correctly.


which it is

thanks
k0r54

[cactus]

Sorry,

I am a little lost? Please can you explain a little more. I need to have the server and windows on the same workgroup and then I can join the domain.

If this is the case I have done this.

I have also done another fresh install of this so CUPS is not install now. I have done a yum update so everything is up to date as well.

Thanks
k0r54

Ar you able to ping the server at it's IP number from the system you want to join?

[k0r54]

Hi

Yes i am, i can access shares, via name and ip and ping both

Edited: - I cant help but think I am missing something server side, can some1 please run through what i need to do to set up the domain and ill check it, my domain name is apc-compunet.local

k0r54

[mercyh]

Be sure to enter the Windows Workgroup value you entered in the server-manager in the Workgroup section (where you also enabled roaming profiles) as domain when trying to join Windows based PC's to SME Server, the domain entered during configuration has nothing to do with your internal domain in this case.

my domain name is apc-compunet.local

The above is NOT the domain name you give a windows client to join it to the domain.

The domain name is the WORKGROUP name.

For example, if you gave the Windows Workgroup name on the server manager page as MYWORKGROUP.  The domain name  you give the windows client to join the domain is MYWORKGROUP

[mrmango]

Sounds like the problem I had.

Yes I had a workgroup and a different domain name.

I changed the workgroup to match the domain name, then joined new domain, used my admin user for login for the first time. I then just reboot and it worked.

Mango

[k0r54]

Hi,

Tried and tested

Thanks for all your help - how stupid of an issue, hope this thread helps someone else.

Thanks
k0r54

[stephen noble]

7.2.4. MS Windows Domain configuration
http://smeserver.sourceforge.net/sme70/sme70/Manual/Chapter7#h75-7

If this doesn't make sense to you, please edit, it has just been added