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diff --git a/docs/docbook/projdoc/DOMAIN_MEMBER.sgml b/docs/docbook/projdoc/DOMAIN_MEMBER.sgml index 0b1db84b20..6d0b36eafc 100644 --- a/docs/docbook/projdoc/DOMAIN_MEMBER.sgml +++ b/docs/docbook/projdoc/DOMAIN_MEMBER.sgml @@ -31,14 +31,7 @@ <title>Joining an NT Domain with Samba 2.2</title> - <para>In order for a Samba-2 server to join an NT domain, - you must first add the NetBIOS name of the Samba server to the - NT domain on the PDC using Server Manager for Domains. This creates - the machine account in the domain (PDC) SAM. Note that you should - add the Samba server as a "Windows NT Workstation or Server", - <emphasis>NOT</emphasis> as a Primary or backup domain controller.</para> - - <para>Assume you have a Samba-2 server with a NetBIOS name of + <para>Assume you have a Samba 2.x server with a NetBIOS name of <constant>SERV1</constant> and are joining an NT domain called <constant>DOM</constant>, which has a PDC with a NetBIOS name of <constant>DOMPDC</constant> and two backup domain controllers @@ -49,11 +42,14 @@ and run the command:</para> <para><prompt>root# </prompt><userinput>smbpasswd -j DOM -r DOMPDC - </userinput></para> + -U<replaceable>Administrator%password</replaceable></userinput></para> <para>as we are joining the domain DOM and the PDC for that domain (the only machine that has write access to the domain SAM database) - is DOMPDC. If this is successful you will see the message:</para> + is DOMPDC. The <replaceable>Administrator%password</replaceable> is + the login name and password for an account which has the necessary + privilege to add machines to the domain. If this is successful + you will see the message:</para> <para><computeroutput>smbpasswd: Joined domain DOM.</computeroutput> </para> |