Re: Why Can't I Join the Domain?

["Richard A. Bilonick" <rab nauticom net>]

Walter Worth wrote:

> The only other thing to mention or that immediately
> comes to mind is that M$ SMB originally used plaintext
> passwords. W2k and NT 4.0 (SP3 and higher)require
> encrypted Samba paswwords. Have you IT dept check this
> and if this is the issue, you can edit the Windows
> registry to use plaintext passwords or configure Samba
> on your Linux system to use encrypted passwords.
> Chapter 9, Using Samba with Windows,
> http://www.redhat.com/. :)
>
> Walter
> wworth prodigy net
>
>  


>  
As you can see below, I have "encrypt passwords = Yes". The IT 
department hasn't been much help. Why can't they tell me what is wrong?

Rick B.


Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions

# Global parameters
[global]
       coding system =
       client code page = 850
       code page directory = /usr/share/samba/codepages
       workgroup = CONSOL
       netbios name =
       netbios aliases =
       netbios scope =
       server string = Samba Server
       interfaces =
       bind interfaces only = No
       security = DOMAIN
       encrypt passwords = Yes
       update encrypted = No
       allow trusted domains = Yes
       hosts equiv =
       min passwd length = 5
       map to guest = Never
       null passwords = No
       obey pam restrictions = Yes
       password server = *
       smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
       root directory =

and so on ...