DNS Server using samba
 

Hello there am trying to make a DNS server using SAMBA. I found this configuration in a spanish forun and tried it but i cant log into de domain from windows. Any idea what can io have wrong?

Create machine acct in the machnies group and no asign shell

# /usr/sbin/useradd -g machines -d /dev/null -c "machine nickname" -s /bin/false machine_name$

Block the acct to avoid shell access

# passwd -l machine_name$

Create samba acct, option -m indicates that is a machine acct

#smbpasswd -a -m machine_name


We also havve to create a linux acct and a samba acct for each user we add to the domain

# useradd userid
# passwd -l userid
# smbpasswd -a userid
Enter Password: <pw>

This is may global settins in my smb.conf


[global]
wins support = yes
dns proxy = yes
time server = yes
netbios name = milinux
server string = Linux PDC running %v
socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_SNDBUF=8192 SO_RCVBUF=8192
os level = 64
prefered master = yes
local master = yes
domain master = yes
security = user
encrypt passwords = yes
domain logons = yes
debug level = 2
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
log level = 2
max log size = 50
logon home = \\%L\%U\.profile
logon drive = X:
logon path = \\%L\profiles\%U
workgroup = DOMINIO
add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g machines -s /bin/false -M %u
add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/false -d /dev/null %u

Hi,

I don't know what is going wrong with your config... but i'm a bit surprised by the title of the thread... Samba might be used as a DNS server (i don't really see how but one cannot be sure of anything in this open world), but i think you're talking of domain controler (which is not really the same thing).
Anyway, i shall advise having a look at chapter 3 and 4 of http://us3.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-Guide/
The above guide is entitled Samba-3 by Example... very good reading concerning interactions of Samba, printing, DNS, DHCP, Domain controller, logon scripts...