To create a Samba PDC on a Ubuntu VM
Add server to /etc/hosts & /etc/hostname. eg: 172.16.0.1 pdc.WINDOMAIN.domain.org.uk WINDOMAIN.domain.org.uk pdc /etc/network/interfaces to contains: * dns-nameservers 172.16.0.1 208.67.222.222 208.67.220.220 (Open
Getting Vista to work with Samba
To get Vista to work with Samba follow the simple instructions below: 1. Open the Run command and type “secpol.msc”.
Joining Windows 7 PCs to Samba domain
On the Windows client add the following DWORDs with regedit: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters DWORD DomainCompatibilityMode = 1 DWORD DNSNameResolutionRequired = 0 The