Need Help to configure Samba as PDC

Hi All,

I need help to configure Samba as my primary domain controller of my
LAN. I have configured DHCP and DNS but need Samba authentication to
make windows the client of the Domain. After the following
configuration when I am going to add any windows XP PC to the domain I
am receiving error message "crystalgallery is not a valid domain". If
anybody can help me I will appreciate.

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[global]

; Basic server settings
netbios name = crystalgallery
workgroup = crystalgallery.co.ae

; we should act as the domain and local master browser
os level = 64
preferred master = yes
domain master = yes
local master = yes

; security settings (must user security = user)
security = user

; encrypted passwords are a requirement for a PDC
encrypt passwords = yes

; support domain logons
domain logons = yes

; automatic way of creating user in the samba domain
add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g 100 -s /bin/false
-M %u


; where to store user profiles?
logon path = \\%N\profiles\%u

; where is a user's home directory and where should it
; be mounted at?
logon drive = H:
logon home = \\homeserver\%u

; specify a generic logon script for all users
; this is a relative **DOS** path to the [netlogon] share
logon script = logon.cmd

; necessary share for domain controller
[netlogon]
path = /usr/local/samba/lib/netlogon
read only = yes
write list = ntadmin

; share for storing user profiles
[profiles]
path = /export/smb/ntprofile
read only = no
create mask = 0600
directory mask = 0700

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Best Regards,
Wahid

> ; encrypted passwords are a requirement for a PDC
> encrypt passwords = yes

<snip>

Perhaps, why don't you try without encrypted passwords initially?

You might disable any firewall or security software on the XP (just to
have a check for that moment only) and see if it works then add entries
for the linux box as PDC in your hosts and lmhosts files on the XP
machines.

In the meantime, should you have time, please read these documents ....

http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp
http://www.linuxforum.com/forums/index.php?showforum=43


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Raqueeb Hassan
Bangladesh