Required Settings for Samba NT4 Domains: Difference between revisions

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Make sure to either reboot Windows 7 or restart the LanmanWorkstation service after setting these entries.
Make sure to either reboot Windows 7 or restart the LanmanWorkstation service after setting these entries.


You will receive one warning about DNS domain name configuration after the join has succeeded. This warning can be ignored at the moment.
You will receive one warning about DNS domain name configuration after the join has succeeded:

"Changing the Primary Domain DNS name of this computer to "" failed.
The name will remain "MYDOM". The error was:
The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted"

This warning can be ignored or silenced with setting other registry keys.


Do '''not''' edit any other registry parameters (NETLOGON) that have been seen in the wild. If you have already modified your Windows 7 registry, please make sure to reset the keys to their default values.
Do '''not''' edit any other registry parameters (NETLOGON) that have been seen in the wild. If you have already modified your Windows 7 registry, please make sure to reset the keys to their default values.

Revision as of 17:57, 1 September 2009

Samba versions supporting Windows7 Domain Logon

Support for Windows 7 using Samba Domain Controllers has been added to the following versions:

  • Samba 3.4
  • Samba 3.3

We successfully tested Windows 7 Ultimate (Build 2600) with Samba 3.4.0 and Samba 3.3.7.


Windows 7 Registry settings

There are currently two registry settings required to be added on the Windows 7 client prior to joining a Samba Domain. These are:

        HKLM\System\CCS\Services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters
            DWORD  DomainCompatibilityMode = 1
            DWORD  DNSNameResolutionRequired = 0

Make sure to either reboot Windows 7 or restart the LanmanWorkstation service after setting these entries.

You will receive one warning about DNS domain name configuration after the join has succeeded:

   "Changing the Primary Domain DNS name of this computer to "" failed.
    The name will remain "MYDOM".  The error was:
    
    The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted" 

This warning can be ignored or silenced with setting other registry keys.

Do not edit any other registry parameters (NETLOGON) that have been seen in the wild. If you have already modified your Windows 7 registry, please make sure to reset the keys to their default values.

--Gd 11:48, 1 September 2009 (CDT)