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diff --git a/docs/textdocs/ADS-HOWTO.txt b/docs/textdocs/ADS-HOWTO.txt index 947e6c26e7..f20ae5e1f6 100644 --- a/docs/textdocs/ADS-HOWTO.txt +++ b/docs/textdocs/ADS-HOWTO.txt @@ -88,12 +88,15 @@ Step 2: Setup your /etc/krb5.conf NOTE: The realm must be uppercase. You also must ensure that you can do a reverse DNS lookup on the IP - address of your KDC. This usually either involves setting up a PTR - record in your DNS server or adding your KDC to /etc/hosts. - - Your KDC DNS name must be be in a domain that matches the realm, - e.g. realm EXAMPLE.COM, kdc server.example.com. At least for now. - + address of your KDC. Also, the name that this reverse lookup maps to + must either be the netbios name of the KDC (ie. the hostname with no + domain attached) or it can alternatively be the netbios name + followed by the realm. + + The easiest way to ensure you get this right is to add a /etc/hosts + entry mapping the IP address of your KDC to its netbios name. If you + don't get this right then you will get a "local error" when you try + to join the realm. * If all you want is kerberos support in smbclient then you can skip * straight to step 5 now. Step 3 is only needed if you want kerberos |