[CS-FSLUG] Samba and XP - I found a HOWTO do with XP

[Tim Young]

Hi,
Sorry to do this to you, but I have run out of time for a while.  :)  So 
if there are other samba gurus out there on this list, can you help out 
Hilding?

    - Tim

Hilding Egestål wrote:
> OK thank You once more. So, the only thing to do inside XPHomeEdition is 
> to go to ....... and .......
>
> /Hilding
>
>
> Tim Young skrev:
>   
>> You do not want to, or need to join your XP computer to a domain.  For 
>> just one or two computers this will add a lot if unneeded complexity.   
>> That is what you need to do if you have ten to thirty XP-Pro computers 
>> and want the higher security and management ability.
>>
>>     - Tim Young
>>
>> HildingE wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> This I found, but it seems to me that it is a little bit dangerous:
>>>
>>> Configuring the Windows XP Client:
>>>
>>> Notes : Only Windows XP-Professional Edition can join the Domain, it 
>>> does not work for WindowsXP-Home Edition.
>>>
>>> STEPS:
>>>
>>> 1) Make sure that the workstation belonged to the same workgroup as the 
>>> server and have a fixed IP address and hostname assigned.
>>>
>>> 2) Change the registry entry, run the command regedt32 and do the below
>>> a) RequireSignOrSeal Registry hack
>>>
>>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\netlogon\parameters
>>> "RequireSignOrSeal"=dword:00000000
>>>
>>> b) Use the Registry Editor and edit the
>>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System\CompatibleRUPSecurity 
>>> to have the DWORD value of 1
>>>
>>> 3) Use the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) and enable "Computer 
>>> Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\User Profiles\Do not check 
>>> for user ownership of Roaming Profile Folders".
>>>
>>> 4) Go to MyComputer right click Properties. Go to Change and click on 
>>> Domain and enter the domain-name you want to join. When joining the 
>>> domain for the First time enter userid as root and give the samba 
>>> password. Make sure there is an entry for the root in the smbpasswd 
>>> (samba password) file.
>>>
>>> 5) Reboot and then the changes will be effective.
>>>
>>>
>>> What do You say about this?
>>> Hilding in Sweden
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