February 2003
Intermediate to advanced
560 pages
23h 11m
English
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Configuring Windows Clients for Domain Logons
The client-side configuration for Windows
clients is really simple. All you have to do is switch from workgroup
to domain networking by enabling domain logons, and in the case of
Windows NT/2000/XP, also provide the root password you gave
smbpasswd for creating computer accounts. This
results in the Windows NT/2000/XP system becoming a member of the
domain.
Windows 95/98/Me
To
enable domain logons with Windows 95/98/Me, open the Control Panel
and double-click the Network icon. Then click Client for Microsoft
Networks, and click the Properties button. At this point, you should
see a dialog box similar to Figure 4-1. Select the
Logon to Windows Domain checkbox at the top of the dialog box, and
enter the name of the domain as you have defined it with the
workgroup parameter in the Samba configuration
file. Then click OK, and reboot the machine when asked.
Figure 4-1. Configuring a Windows 95/98 client for domain logons
Warning
If Windows complains that you are already logged into the domain, you probably have an active connection to a share in the workgroup (such as a mapped network drive). Simply disconnect the resource temporarily by right-clicking its icon and choosing the Disconnect pop-up menu item.
When Windows reboots, you should see the standard logon dialog with an addition: a field for a domain. The domain name should already be filled ...
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