How to make samba join the domain

[azahar]

when i run ./net rpc join
then, these massage came out:
"Unable to find a suitable server"
"Failed to join domain"
Is anybody here can solve my problem?

[kode]

I'm not sure why you are using "net rpc join", since samba can join a domain if configured to do so.

Assuming you have a primary domain controller, you can configure your samba domain client as follows:

security = domain
workgroup = [my_workgroup_name]
password server = [my_pdc_hostname]

For example, one my network, I'd configure my machine named venus to login to the domain hosted by mercury:

security = domain
workgroup = TicTek
password server = mercury

Derived from the Samba HowTo and Personal Experience 101(TM)

[r3tude]

I did the same thing on the same distro today

as above but I had to add to smb.conf

Realm = MyDomain

and then issue command

net join member adminuser

see if that works for you

[D-Trix]

Please forgive my newbness, I've been working with Linux for a whole 5 hours.

I am trying to get my SuSe machine onto my Windows 2K Test Domain and have tried the following:

ddegrass@linux:~> smbpasswd -j <DOMAIN> -r <Servername> -U<Username>%<password>

...and got this back:

See 'net join' for this functionality

Then I tried the "net join" command with various switches and keep getting:

[2006/10/02 09:04:04, 0] utils/net_ads.c:ads_startup(191)
ads_connect: No such file or directory

Unable to find a suitable server

Unable to find a suitable server

So I did some more searching and found this thread which I would like to give a try. I do have a few questions. So here goes:

1) Do I have to setup this PC on the Domain Controller first or can I register the computer from the PC side?
2) where is the smb.conf file located?

Thanks in advance for your help.

DT



(EDIT)

I actually got a little further I thinkand by further I mean I got some interesting errors. I added the IP of the PDC in the net join syntax:

ddegrass@linux:~> net join -w <Domain> -S<Servername> -I10.128.14.14 -UAdministrator
Administrator's password:
[2006/10/02 16:58:07, 0] utils/net_ads.c:ads_startup(191)
ads_connect: No such file or directory
[2006/10/02 16:58:07, 0] passdb/secrets.c:secrets_init(64)
Failed to open /etc/samba/secrets.tdb
[2006/10/02 16:58:07, 0] utils/net_rpc.c:rpc_oldjoin_internals(271)
error storing domain sid for ENGTEST
[2006/10/02 16:58:08, 0] passdb/secrets.c:secrets_init(64)
Failed to open /etc/samba/secrets.tdb
[2006/10/02 16:58:08, 0] utils/net_rpc_join.c:net_rpc_join_newstyle(336)
error storing domain sid for ENGTEST
Unable to join domain ENGTEST.

[blackpanya]

prefix the command with sudo. Root privileges required