Topic: WinXP join domain problem

[smesang]

Hi all,

I am new to SME server. I just install it and enable it as "Workgroup and Domain Controller".

Then I start a WinXP computer and set domain name to the "workgroup" name of the SME server installed. I then was asked the login for joining the domain. I input the user "admin" and the corresponding password. But I always get back error "username not found or password incorrect."

However, I am certain that I provide the correct password. I can logon to the SME server administration page through browser.

What else I miss?

Thanks a lot.

[cactus]

Did you apply the registry patch found at https://servername/server-resources/regedit/ IIRC?
What version of XP are you running? You need at least XP Professional to be able to join domains, the home edition does not support it.

[dgs]

Another gotcha with domain logins is to ensure the existing workgroup name is different from the domain name you intend to use.
IE: if you have a domain called "workgroup1" and your Windows machine currently has a workgroup name "workgroup1" you will have trouble. The workaround is to set the windows workgroup name to something else (say "tempgroup") first, and after doing this then attempt to register your PC to the domain in the usual way.
This is a windows thing, not a quirk of SME, but it can catch out the unwary.

[smesang]

Thanks reply.

My client computer is WinXP Professional SP3. I just apply the registry patch found, winxplogon.reg.

In the WinXP, the workgroup name and domain are used to be the same, "xxx". I already tried to change the workgroup name to "yyy", reboot WinXP. But the problem persists.

In WinXP, I can use Windows Explorer to browse the shared folder on the SME server. When I did it, I can access it by the user created in SME server. But one thing, the login fail if I access it as user "admin". Is it normal? But I can use puTTy (ssh applicaton) to login SME server as "admin".

[Stefano]

Hi

be sure that  your SME is the dns server for xp client

HTh
Ciao
Stefano

[smesang]

How to verify if my SME is the DNS server for the XP client? I enabled the DHCP of the SME. In the network settings, should I set "automatically obtain" for DNS or manually input an IP address (the IP address of the SME server)??

Thanks.

Hi

be sure that  your SME is the dns server for xp client

HTh
Ciao
Stefano

[cactus]

How to verify if my SME is the DNS server for the XP client? I enabled the DHCP of the SME. In the network settings, should I set "automatically obtain" for DNS or manually input an IP address (the IP address of the SME server)??

If you enable automatic DNS it shoud give the IP address from your server when you type ipconfig -all on a windows cmd prompt AFAIK.

[smesang]

I got the problem solved, but not understand why.

I search the forum here and find one suggestion. It guides me to create a user "root" under samba.
>smbpasswd -a root

To view the list of samba user, >cat /etc/samba/smbpasswd.

After creating the root user, and in XP client to join the domain by providing user "root". It is successful.

If anyone know the reason, please tell me.

By the way, thanks everybody's advice.

[CharlieBrady]

I got the problem solved, but not understand why.

I search the forum here and find one suggestion. It guides me to create a user "root" under samba.
>smbpasswd -a root

To view the list of samba user, >cat /etc/samba/smbpasswd.

After creating the root user, and in XP client to join the domain by providing user "root". It is successful.

If anyone know the reason, please tell me.

Please record all details of your problem via a new bug created in the bug tracker. The developers with samba expertise can then investigate (with your help) and try to provide the reason, and to make changes to prevent other users from facing the same problem in future. Thanks.