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==Background==

==Background==

Windows 8 was released in december 2012. Due to changes in the way that trust relationships are established with domain controllers, older versions of Samba (need at least 3.6.6) do not allow Windows 8 clients to log in once joined to a domain. see [[bugzilla:7172]]

Windows 8 was released in december 2012. Due to changes in the way that trust relationships are established with domain controllers, older versions of Samba (need at least 3.6.6) do not allow Windows 8 clients to log in once joined to a domain. see [[bugzilla:7172]]

===Join a SME Server 8.0 Domain with Win8===

==Join a SME Server 8.0 Domain with Win8==

Previously you needed to edit your Win8 registry to facilitate the joining of a SME Server Domain, however this can more easily be achieved by importing win7samba.reg fix by using either a usb key or by the network with http.

Previously you needed to edit your Win8 registry to facilitate the joining of a SME Server Domain, however this can more easily be achieved by importing win7samba.reg fix by using either a usb key or by the network with http.

*You have to reboot your computer to reach the domain

*You have to reboot your computer to reach the domain

===Slow login with win8 to sme8 domain===

==Slow login with win8 to sme8 domain==

With certain networks you may have an issue with a slow login to the SME Server domain due to a timeout issue on the network. In this case you should apply the following commands to your SME Server as can be found at [[bugzilla:7332]]

With certain networks you may have an issue with a slow login to the SME Server domain due to a timeout issue on the network. In this case you should apply the following commands to your SME Server as can be found at [[bugzilla:7332]]

After this you follow the usual way to add a Win7 to the SME DOMAIN, as above [[Windows_8_Support#Join_a_SME_Server_8.0_Domain_with_Win8]]

After this you follow the usual way to add a Win7 to the SME DOMAIN, as above [[Windows_8_Support#Join_a_SME_Server_8.0_Domain_with_Win8]]

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