Changes

{{Tip box| Do not press the 'Join Domain' button until you have completed the changes below on all three of the dialogue tabs}}

{{Tip box| Do not press the 'Join Domain' button until you have completed the changes below on all three of the dialogue tabs}}

*On the 'User Information' tab tick 'Enable Winbind Support' and press the 'Configure Winbind ' button.

*On the 'User Information' tab tick 'Enable Winbind Support' and press the 'Configure Winbind ' button.

A 'Winbind Configuration' dialogue opens. Complete the boxes with the relevant information and press OK

*:A 'Winbind Configuration' dialogue opens. Complete the boxes with the relevant information and press OK

  Winbind Domain            - this is the Windows Workgroup name for your SME Server

  Winbind Domain            - this is the Windows Workgroup name for your SME Server

  Security                  - set this to domain

  Security                  - set this to domain

  Allow Offline Login        - tick

  Allow Offline Login        - tick

*Change to the 'Authentication' tab. Check 'Enable Winbind Support' is ticked and press the 'Configure Winbind' button.

*Change to the 'Authentication' tab. Check 'Enable Winbind Support' is ticked and press the 'Configure Winbind' button.

A 'Winbind Settings' dialogue opens. Check the values are the same as above and press OK.

*:A 'Winbind Settings' dialogue opens. Check the values are the same as above and press OK.

*Change to the Options tab and check the following are ticked or set

*Change to the Options tab and check the following are ticked or set

  Use Shadow Passwords

  Use Shadow Passwords

  pam password change = yes

  pam password change = yes

  hostname lookup = yes  

  hostname lookup = yes  

{{Replace <WORKGROUP> above (and below) with the 'Windows workgroup' name of your SME server. Replace <ip of sme server> above with the internal network ip address of your SME server.

*:Replace <WORKGROUP> above (and below) with the 'Windows workgroup' name of your SME server. Replace <ip of sme server> above with the internal network ip address of your SME server.

Note box| If you run the 'System - Administration - Authentication' tool again your amendments will be lost}}

{{Note box| If you run the 'System - Administration - Authentication' tool again your amendments will be lost}}

*To check validation of smb.conf, run

*To check validation of smb.conf, run

  testparm

  testparm

  wbinfo -g

  wbinfo -g

  smbtree

  smbtree

If it doesn't appear to have worked then run

*:If it doesn't appear to have worked then run

  net rpc join -D <WORKGROUP> -U admin

  net rpc join -D <WORKGROUP> -U admin

Enter the admin password for the SME server when prompted and you should get a message,

*:Enter the admin password for the SME server when prompted and you should get a message,

  Joined domain <WORKGROUP>

  Joined domain <WORKGROUP>