samba pdc login problem

[anthonyriga]

Pete here is my smb.conf file is just a simple one. I
tried what you said but still the same no go. I just
wanna have it join the domain the rest of the stuff
Ill try to figure on my own. Not sure if I have it set
right. I have all the encryption stuff disables I have
no firewall on etc. 
--- Cyber Source <peter at thecybersource.com> wrote:

> assuming you have your smb.conf file ok, here are
> some necessary changes 
> to be made on the xp boxes that want to join your
> smb pdc.
> 1. Disable all the digital encryption in the xp
> box's local security 
> settings for domain use.
> 2. To stop the xp box from trying to access an
> active directory on the 
> domain controller, start gpedit.msc, computer
> configuration, windows 
> settings, security settings, public key policies and
> change the setting 
> in autoenrollment settings.
> 
> The biggie is the digital encryption stuff. Change
> your local policy in 
> adminstrative tools, local security, local policies
> and then all the 
> digital encryption stuff accordingly.
> 
> anthonyriga wrote:
> 
> >I added machine accounts, and used smbpasswd to set
> >passwords for all XP Workstations on the network. 
> I
> >can now go to each machine, get them to join
> > the domain, but on reboot, they refuse to login. 
> >Using either  the root account, or a normal user.
> It
> >even says building domain list too. I get this
> error
> >message: "Windows cannot connect to the domain, 
> >either because the domain controller is down or
> >otherwise unavailable, your computer account was
> not
> >found.  Please try again later.  If this
> >message continues to appear, contact your system
> >administrator for assistance."
> >I see nothing in the log files when I try to logon,
> >and there are no errors at startup.
> > 
> > Any ideas?  I'm sure this is XP related 
> > 
> > i TRIED THIS This registry key (gathered from the
> >Samba-tng lists) is needed for a Windows XP client
> to
> >join and logon to a Samba domain 
> >
> >
>
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\netlogon\parameters
> > "RequireSignOrSeal"=dword:00000000
> >
> >
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