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  • August 30, 2007 at 7:55 pm #369872
    computerpros
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    I have two 10.4.10 xServes, one is the OD Master and a Windows PDC.
    The OD Master sees the OD Replica which is updating to the OD Master.

    My second xServe, the OD Replica and wannabe Windows BDC. but when I try CHANGE it’s Windows Services Role from Standalone Server to a BackUp Domain Controller (BDC), it fails.

    I change its Role to BDC
    I enter the Domain, press SAVE
    I enter the diradmin username & password (I’ve tried every other Admin password as well)

    RESULT = “Error while writing settings (Unable to join the domain)”
    Then it reverts back to a Standalone Server.

    ANY IDEAS what the problem is or how to rectify it?

    Thanks!

    October 11, 2007 at 8:06 pm #370185
    johnakeating
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    Are you authenticating as the ODM Admin not the local admin account?

    January 10, 2008 at 8:35 pm #371063
    jforest
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    I just ran into this. I am not sure why, on my 10.4.11 boxes, diradmin won’t let me authenticate on the replicas.

    I created myself an admin user in the workgroup manager (connected to the OD master) and gave him rights to administer this server.

    Then, when switching my windows optiosn to BDC on my OD replica, I entered that user and password, and it worked fine.

    *shrug*

    January 10, 2008 at 11:05 pm #371071
    mosx86
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    [QUOTE][u]Quote by: computerpros[/u][p]I have two 10.4.10 xServes, one is the OD Master and a Windows PDC.
    The OD Master sees the OD Replica which is updating to the OD Master.

    My second xServe, the OD Replica and wannabe Windows BDC. but when I try CHANGE it’s Windows Services Role from Standalone Server to a BackUp Domain Controller (BDC), it fails.

    I change its Role to BDC
    I enter the Domain, press SAVE
    I enter the diradmin username & password (I’ve tried every other Admin password as well)

    RESULT = “Error while writing settings (Unable to join the domain)”
    Then it reverts back to a Standalone Server.

    ANY IDEAS what the problem is or how to rectify it?

    Thanks![/p][/QUOTE]

    As strange as this sounds, you don’t have permission to write to the proper directory on the replica that SMB stores the files it uses to be a BDC, basically the secrets.tdb file.

    /var/db/samba

    At least that’s the problem I had… 😉

    Of note, when I enable the BDC, my whole windows domain stops authenticating, but I am having issues w/ my replica right now… 😉

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