[plug] Samba PDC AGAIN!!

[Jonathan Young]

Jonathan Young wrote:

> Jonathan Young wrote:
>
>> Chris Watt wrote:
>>
>>>Hi Guys,
>>>
>>>I'm really quite desperate now to get this machine working properly, I
>>>really urgently need the help of someone who has done this and could
>>>help me on both the Samba and Windows end of things.
>>>
>>>If someone is able to offer assistance I would be forever grateful
>>>
>>>~Chris
>>>
>> When I get home tonight, before I go to sleep, I will compile my 
>> notes into one 'tutorial'.
>>
>> I have just been so flat out, but the information I have here has 
>> worked in every single case from Windows 98 to Windows XP unless the 
>> machine itself has been in need of an F&R.
>>
>> These will be the best instructions I can offer, but as most of it is 
>> on paper, I have just needed to find the time to *re-type* it... and 
>> that has been the hold up.
>>
>> Talk to you later, though I'll post what I come up with to the list 
>> for everyone's future reference (assuming it is useful and/or new 
>> information).
>
> Assuming that you have Samba set up correctly and the samba.conf file 
> reflects the correct shares, and other settings are ready to roll, 
> this 'tutorial' (or more accurately a step by step guide of what has 
> worked for me), demonstrates how I have successfully joined Windows 98 
> and Windows XP computers to a Samba PDC in the past.  I continue to 
> refer to this method when adding more PCs to my existing Samba PDC 
> based networks and provided your Samba shares and services are 
> configured properly, this process should get your Windows boxen 
> logging on.

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> That's about it.  Unfortunately I have not done this exercise 
> frequently enough to have perfected it just yet.  Even now, these 
> instructions are a work in progress.  But if you see something new or 
> something different; something that you haven't checked out yet, well, 
> that's probably what the problem is!
>
> Good luck and if anyone wants to improve on these notes, I'd love to 
> hear from you!

A few final comments on what I wrote:

(1) Always read the instructions completely BEFORE you begin.
(2) It was late at night / early in the morning.  Spelling errors 
(unless in the actual commands to be typed!!) should be forgiven.
(3) For anyone who wants to double-check, debug or correct my / my 
information - please do so!!

Good luck, Chris.  I hope these notes will be of some use to you.

They have worked every time for me... except for one single time where 
they didn't work until after we formatted the Windows XP machine - still 
don't know what changed - but you already said you tried that...

Nite! ;)

-- 
Jonathan Young
Director of PC-PHIX
jonathan at pcphix.com

Phone: 0410 455 674
Web: http://www.pcphix.com/

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