[Solved] Zentyal doesn't allow windows clients to join domain.

[philmills]

I'm posting a retrosepective problem along with a solution in the hope that it may help someone else in the future, since its taken me the best part of the day to troubleshoot.
Here's my setup:

• Ubuntu 10.04 server base with Zentyal 2.0.3 clean install from repo
• DHCP is provided by our Pfsense router
• Imported LDAP users, groups, computers from older Ebox version using Apache Directory Studio
• About 10 shares allocated to various groups
• Windows XP clients

The problem:
Unable to join new Windows clients to domain.

Solution (not entirely sure which change solved it, maybe both):

• Edit /usr/share/ebox/stubs/samba/smb.conf.mas   set   wins support = No,  add   local master = Yes
• save changes and restart samba from Zentyal dashboard

[philmills]

Update: 

for zentyal 2.2 do the following:
   

• Edit /usr/share/ebox/stubs/samba/smb.conf.mas   set   wins support = No,  add   local master = Yes
• save changes and restart samba from Zentyal dashboard

[ian]

Hello,

Adding computer accounts to the Zentyal PDC V2.0.3

This could be a problem in case of an upgrade of computer accounts from an previous version ( Zentyal v1.4 for example )

This can be solved by first add the computer account of the Xp workstation manual on the server:

On the server in command prompt:
sudo adduser computer$
where computer is the name of the windows Xp workstation

Afther executing this command het is possble to add the Xp computer to the zentyal's PDC domain, with the classic procedure on the Windows client pc.

Chanching the smb.conf file as mented results in a problem when changing a logon password on the windows client pc.

How do you export and import Samba computer accounts ?

Best regards,
Ian

[philmills]

None of those issues affect my environment, as we don't allow users to set their own passwords.
I use Apache Directory Studio to import/export accounts

[santhosh.kasarla]

Dear All

I installed zentyal 4.2 server and created domain also but while i am joining from windows client i am unable to join in zentyal domain can you please help me anyone


thank you