any good articles or ideas on how to set up dns in redhat9. I am attempting to set it up as a PDC and I can see it from my windows 2000 box and connect to shares( Workgroup). However I would like very much to set it up as a PDC with domain logins. ATM Windows 2000 clients cannot locate/contact the domain. I belive this is a DNS issue and any help would be appreciated for a linux newbie.

Here is my smb.conf

# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from REDHAT9PDC (127.0.0.1)
# Date: 2003/09/23 21:56:30

# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = REDHAT
netbios name = REDHAT9PDC
server string = Samba Server
encrypt passwords = Yes
obey pam restrictions = Yes
pam password change = Yes
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *Retype*new*password* %n\n *passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
unix password sync = Yes
log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
max log size = 0
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
domain logons = Yes
preferred master = Yes
domain master = Yes
dns proxy = No
printing = cups

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
valid users = %S
read only = No
create mask = 0664
directory mask = 0775
browseable = No

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
printable = Yes
browseable = No

[Backup_data]
path = /tmp
read only = No

[SAMSUNG]
path = /tmp
printable = Yes

Anyone?

Samba should have nothing to do with DNS.

Have you added machine accounts for your workstations to the server? Can Win9x clients login?

I have added a machine account to the server in /etc/passwd

When trying to log on to the domain from windows 2000 i get
" The account used is a computer account. Use your global user account or local user account to access this server ".

I know I am close!

Did you add machien accounts using smbpasswd too?

When you try to add a machine to the domain - do it as root.

david,
its all sorted now thanks for your help. However maybe you could give me some advice. I have previously been a Windows 2000 server addict and I would like to be able to set up Redhat 9 similar to this inparticular DNS where I could configure it to forward DNS queries to the ISP. Currently I have client PC's using static IP's with DNS manually configured. So if you could point me in the right direction to configure DNS and DHCP I would be grateful.

adding nameserver in resolv.conf ..
by editing with "vi" ..
then create zone file in /etc vi named.conf
(a) first created foreground lookup
(b) reverse lookup
copy named.local u created in zone file
same way as reverse
edite in /etc/var/named
check it with
nslookup "u given file" or ip given as nameserver resolv.conf

brijesh,
could you please be more specific as I am a newbie. Setp by step if u can would be great.

Guy i think you make a mistake now, it is not in /etc/var/named but in /var/named

In /etc there is no directory call var unless you create it.

Guy try this site http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/DNS-HOWTO.html

I believe you will understand after you take a look there.

BTW, this issue have been discussed many times before, try to search it.