Unable to join windows 7 client to nethserver domain

petralemoisson · June 23, 2015, 9:38pm

Hi there

I am able to ping NS server from win 7 client, win 7 clock synchronized well with NS server, and I have modified Win 7 client registry but still I am not able to join the client to NS domain.Error message in the screenshot below.

Any advise will be much more appreciated.

zamboni · June 23, 2015, 9:45pm

domain is not in form of domain.tld

NS is a NT style domain, not an AD one

petralemoisson · June 23, 2015, 9:52pm

Thank zamboni.
I have tried with domain name “home” as well with no luck.
based on your second comment, I believe I have some homework to do as I have no clue what is the difference between NT and AD domain ( I am just a dummy in this).

Thanks

Nas · June 23, 2015, 9:56pm

Learn it and write for dummies

zamboni · June 23, 2015, 10:02pm

can you please re post your images in a bigger size?

moreover: be sure your NS is the DNS for the client

finally, be sure to read carefully here:
http://docs.nethserver.org/en/latest/samba.html#primary-domain-controller

mabeleira · June 23, 2015, 10:05pm

DId you applied the registry options? i joined windows 7 and 8 machines to
nethserver domain.

petralemoisson · June 23, 2015, 10:15pm

The first image:

petralemoisson · June 23, 2015, 10:17pm

second image:

zamboni · June 23, 2015, 10:20pm

thank you

be sure to read the documentation and follow the advices… apply the .reg patches and try again

let us know

petralemoisson · June 23, 2015, 10:30pm

Yes I applied the patch as following:

copied the Client registry setting
pasted it in a text file using “Boc Note”
saved as win7samba.reg
double click on the file
when completed, rebooted the win 7 client

But still no luck. Jsut in case, below the client registry setting I copied from NS:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanManWorkstation\Parameters]
“DNSNameResolutionRequired”=dword:00000000
"DomainCompatibilityMode"=dword:00000001

Thanks for your advise.

Nas · June 23, 2015, 10:31pm

Are you using admin credentials while adding to domain?

petralemoisson · June 23, 2015, 10:34pm

Yes I use admin credentials on the win 7 client

Nas · June 23, 2015, 10:36pm

I think logs could say more , admin cred from NethServer you need while adding to domain

petralemoisson · June 23, 2015, 10:42pm

Artem, Win 7 client does not show the dialog box for NS admin credentials. instead, I have message saying it is impossible to contact the domain AD. So I don’t even have the opportunuty to enter NS admin credentials.

Nas · June 23, 2015, 10:52pm

Re enable domain service and check firewall on NethServer

sitz · June 23, 2015, 11:01pm

@petralemoisson have you changed NethServer admin account password?

To join a Windows 7 client to NethServer Samba domain you must:

on the client set just one DNS server IP address > NethServer green (LAN) IP
on the client import registry settings for Samba domain
on NethServer change admin password to enable this account and allow Windows to join the domain

Nas · June 23, 2015, 11:04pm

@Sitz you see that win 7 does not request admin cred , so it could be firewall trouble as well

mabeleira · June 23, 2015, 11:05pm

Did it, i think i found what is happening.

Did you set admins password?

I’ve just joined my machine but i was triying to do it with root and didn’t
work out, set admin password and worked like a charm using admin user.

Nas · June 23, 2015, 11:09pm

Grr @mabeleira we just have mentioned that need to use admin cred non root

petralemoisson · June 23, 2015, 11:19pm

I have tried with admin user instead of root, disable and renable with no luck.
One thing to add though is my network architecture is as follow

Modem ---->router 1(192.168.2.1) -----> to WAN NS server ( Lan NS 10.10.1.1) —>router2 (192.168.1.1) ---->windows 7 client wireless

Can this be the reason I can’t join NS domain ?