Topic: Samba/Domain WINXP Registry access

[SloopJohnB]

Here is the Scenario:

SME 6.03b Sever (in Server only mode) acting as domain controller
1 WIN2k & 4 WINXP clients all logging into SME domain controller
A software application (Called Winforms 2000 www.winforms.com) with a network install program.

In order to work, this program requires you to install the software to a shared Local network location on any of the windows shares. Then the clients access the client-install program from that same share location to install the clients. There must be access to the shares in order to work.

The big issue is that when running the client-install program it needs to have access to the registry over the LAN in order to make registry changes. This is not an issue on the WIN2k machine. The WINXP machine does not allow access to the registry files accross the LAN so the installation cannot finish. This only happens while logged into the domain controller. This does not happen while logged in as Administrator on the PC's local account (not logged onto the domain).

Is there a setting to be made in Samba allowing all Xp clients some sort of superuser access, or does this seem to be a WINXP feature??

Currently the clients must log out of the domain controller and log into their local account to access the LAN share and they are not HaPpY!

Somebody please hep me!

SloopJohnB

[Mick Owen]

You can make the domain user a local administrator on the XP machine - this will allow the registry changes (unless the Remote Registry service is stopped or disabled).

Log in as a local Administrator, Admin Tools, Users and Groups and double click on Administrators - select the SME domain as the location to search and it will ask you for the admin username and password - enter that and up will come a list of all SME users - just double click on the required username and they will become local administrators.
After installation of the program you can always remove them should you so wish.

[SloopJohnB]

I have already done something like this. Instead, I gave the local user admin rights and the then added the other users manually, without selecting them, I just added the name and then the domain and no password. By the way, I gave admin rights to the local xp PC's for the local user and the remote users, still nadda.

Should I have t select them from the list, or os adding the name sufficient??

Is this a reason to upgrade to Samba 3.0 or is this a WindozeXP Domain logon issue ??

SloopJohnB

[mark harris]

if you just want domain logins try this

you have to setup root in samba just add another user and make it root then logon to you xp box setup the domain logons with root then after that the domain logons will work with any user after that
the root user needs to be setup in samba i have donr it so i know it works if you need any more help email me