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Tips on how to setup SME 9 as Domain Controller

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Tips on how to setup SME 9 as Domain Controller
« on: July 11, 2017, 12:12:50 PM »
Any tips on how to setup SME 9 as domain controller and add Win 7 machines to it?

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Re: Tips on how to setup SME 9 as Domain Controller
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2017, 12:21:12 PM »
hi

first of all, be aware SME9.2 will act as a NT style PDC and not as a AD DC server..

that said, take a look here:
https://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter7#MS_Windows_Domain_configuration

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Re: Tips on how to setup SME 9 as Domain Controller
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2017, 12:32:47 PM »
Hi,
I've done all that in the link. And have added win7samaba.reg into the registry but still getting 'Windows cannot find an account for your computer in domain'. I'm logging in as admin initially. 

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Re: Tips on how to setup SME 9 as Domain Controller
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2017, 12:44:02 PM »
ok

please give us more details..
SME release?
is it fully updated?
which is your domain name? (the value you set in "workgroup name" field)
is SME the dns for your client?
what did you do and how to join your client to SME?

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Re: Tips on how to setup SME 9 as Domain Controller
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2017, 01:01:01 PM »
9.2
Fully updated.
domain name is workgroup name (company name)
No its not.

I've added win7samba.org to registry. Tried joining domain via these steps:  Go to the "start menu", right click on computer, select "Properties", select the link "change Settings", then click on "Change" Tab. Enter your servers "Domain" value in the domain field and 'Connect'. Enter the username of admin(*) with the servers admin password.

Getting error that 'existing computer account having name "...." was previously created'.
Or that domain doesn't exist/ can't be contacted.

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Re: Tips on how to setup SME 9 as Domain Controller
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2017, 01:32:08 PM »
SME must be the DNS server for the client to join