using "net ads join" with -S breaks if given the long domain name
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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| samba (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: samba
We have a windows 2003 server running active directory. Trying to join an up-to-date Ubuntu Hardy server to the domain would not work if we passed "-S staff.gcd.ie" but would work if we passed "-S CENTRALADMIN" (the old NT4 DOMAIN name) and if we dropped the -S entirely. It should surely work in the first case?
So, this fails (I've obscured the domain admin username):
johnm@craic:~$ sudo net ads join -S STAFF.GCD.IE -U OURADMIN
OURADMIN's password:
Failed to join domain: Duplicate name on network
but this works:
johnm@craic:~$ sudo net ads join -S CENTRALADMIN -U OURADMIN
OURADMIN's password:
Using short domain name -- CENTRALADMIN
Joined 'CRAIC' to realm 'STAFF.GCD.IE'
johnm@craic:~$ sudo net ads leave -S CENTRALADMIN -U OURADMIN
OURADMIN's password:
Deleted account for 'CRAIC' in realm 'STAFF.GCD.IE'
and this works:
johnm@craic:~$ sudo net ads join -U OURADMIN
OURADMIN's password:
Using short domain name -- CENTRALADMIN
Joined 'CRAIC' to realm 'STAFF.GCD.IE'
| Gavin McCullagh (gmccullagh) wrote | #1 |
| Gavin McCullagh (gmccullagh) wrote | #2 |
| Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in samba: | |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
| Chuck Short (zulcss) wrote | #4 |
| Changed in samba: | |
| status: | Incomplete → Invalid |
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According to the documentation, the argument to net ads join -S is a server name, not a realm or domain name. Does this work if you specify "net ads join -w STAFF.GCD.IE" instead?
If it works with -w, then I don't think there is a bug here.