Hi,
I'm looking for some help as a Linux newbie. I am exploring the best way to integrate a network that has Win2K clients & servers and Linux clients and servers. I've setup a small prototype network whose members are a win2k applic server, a win 2k client, a RH9 client, a RH9 file server, another RH9 server configured as a Samba PDC and another box as a gateway to the www using IPCop.
IPCop is also configured as a DHCP server to the internal network which is a private network 192.168.1.0 The internal servers have static ip addresses 12, 11 & 10. The PDC is 192.168.1.12. The domain is a private internal domain "prototype.com."
Right now I've got 3 problems:
1) when I try to configure the win machines to the domain I get an error: Cant recognise the domain "prototype.com"
2) I cant get the win machines to see the pdc using the run command \\ Mercury (the netbios name of the PDC)
3) I cant figure how to get the Linusx server & client to authenticate with the Samba PDC
All help and advice will be appreciated. Does anyone know a good detailed tutorial that might straighten me out?
For the record my smb.conf file from the Samba PDC follows below
many thanks
Chris
================= smb.conf ================
# This file is based on the sample file in the
www.ibm.com/developerworks tutorial & modified for the configuration in the original REDHAT install.
# /etc/samba/smb.conf file
# Setup on May 23 2003
# ===========================================
[global]
# basic server setting
workgroup = prototype.com
netbios name = Mercury
server string = Samba PDC running %v
socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_SNDBUF=8192 SO_RCVBUF=8192
# PDC and Master browser settings
os level = 64
preferred master = yes
local master = yes
domain master = yes
# security and logging settings
security = user
encrypt passwords = yes
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
log level = 2
max log size = 50
hosts allow = 127.0.0.1 192.168.1.0 / 255.255.255.0
# user profiles and home directory
add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g machines -s /bin/false -M %u
logon home = \\%L\%U\
logon drive = H:
logon path = \\L%\profiles\%U
logon script = netlogon.bat
# =============== shares ==================
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = no
writeable = yes
[profiles]
path = /home/samba/profiles
writeable = yes
browseable = no
create mask = 0600
directory mask = 0700
[netlogon]
comment = Network Logon Service
path = /home/netlogon
read only = yes
browseable = no
write list = @administrators