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diff --git a/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/Winbind.xml b/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/Winbind.xml index f531336b43..6405118f2c 100644 --- a/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/Winbind.xml +++ b/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/Winbind.xml @@ -604,12 +604,30 @@ linkend="winbindcfg">the next example</link>, was modified to include the necess <title>Join the Samba Server to the PDC Domain</title> <para> +All machines that will participate in domain security should be members of +the domain. This applies also to the PDC and all BDCs. +</para> + +<para> +The process of joining a domain requires the use of the <command>net rpc join</command> +command. This process communicates with the domain controller it will register with +(usually the PDC) via MS DCE RPC. This means, of course, that the <command>smbd</command> +process must be running on the target DC. This means that it is necessary to temporarily +start Samba on a PDC so that it can join its own domain. +</para> + +<para> Enter the following command to make the Samba server join the -PDC domain, where <replaceable>PDC</replaceable> is the name of +domain, where <replaceable>PDC</replaceable> is the name of your PDC and <replaceable>Administrator</replaceable> is a domain user who has administrative privileges in the domain. </para> +<note><para> +Before attempting to join a machine to the domain verify that Samba is running +on the target DC (usually PDC) and that it is capable of being reached via ports +137/udp, 135/tcp, 139/tcp, and 445/tcp (if Samba or Windows Server 2Kx. +</para></note> <para> &rootprompt;<userinput>/usr/local/samba/bin/net rpc join -S PDC -U Administrator</userinput> |