Samba 3.0 WinNT / domain print server

deadlock · 10-20-2003, 08:17 AM

I am trying to set up a print server for our windows NT 4.0 domain, using Samba 3.0 installed on Red Hat 9.0.

I can get the server to show up, and the shares to appear using:

security = share

However I would like to have the server as a domain member server. My smb.conf has the following security lines:

workgroup = mydomain
security = server
password server = *
null passwords = true
encrypt passwords = yes
name resolve order = wins lmhosts bcast
winserver = MyPDCServer

Anything missing there?

Also, although SWAT is activated in services I cannot access http://localhost:901/

Finally, On the windows client, the printer on the server is listed as "Unable TO Connect" - printing is however fine. Any solutions?

Dan

peter_robb · 10-21-2003, 05:08 AM

Have a read of this Unofficial Samba HOWTO.
It's very easy to read and covers these things in the first couple of pages...

deadlock · 10-21-2003, 05:20 AM

I have looked at that before posting here, but couldn't see anything relating to

security = domain

I don't understand why when security = share the server appears, without needing any password, but when security = domain I get nowhere...

Dan

peter_robb · 10-21-2003, 06:03 AM

Security=share means the passwords are taken from smbpasswd, ie stored locally

Security=User means an external NT Server is used for passwords

Security=Domain means an external PDC is used to check passwords.

deadlock · 10-21-2003, 06:12 AM

I understand this, however Samba doesn't seem to recognise the PDC

With Security = Share I get no login/password prompt

Security = Domain asks for a login password, but shouldn't as I am already logged onto the PDC from my Windows 2000 client.

I have registered the Samba Server on the PDC, and used "net rpc join..." to join the domain from the samba box...

Must be missing something...

Dan

peter_robb · 10-21-2003, 06:36 AM

With Security = Share, the logon and password are supplied automatically by the Win pc..

You'll only get a prompt if the pc name/login name/password don't match the smbpasswd file.

peter_robb · 10-21-2003, 06:38 AM

I have set up several PDCs now just following that HOWTO (coz it was the shortest) and so far so good...

Time to check "everything" again.
Good luck.

(My bet it is just one small typo in smb.conf)

deadlock · 10-21-2003, 07:00 AM

I don't want the Samba box to be a PDC, just to communicate with the one that already exists

Dan

peter_robb · 10-21-2003, 07:09 AM

Ok, that'll take me a bit more searching... into black arts now..

deadlock · 10-21-2003, 07:19 AM

Thanks for the help.

From the docs it should be easy, and I'm sure it's just that I'm missing something simple.

I have basically used this page:

http://optics.ph.unimelb.edu.au/help...IN_MEMBER.html

As the basis of the setup - but used net join to join the domain. AFAICS this doesn't create the .mac file...

(the problem with SWAT was I was missing BIND from the RedHat installation - thats fixed)

Dan