SLES 10 and windows domain membership and BDC

Hi

I have just downloaded the SLES 10 evaluation. I would like to replace an 
existing NT 4.0 BDC with new hardware running SLES 10. I have configured a 
test network with only two IP nodes: one NT 4.0 PDC with DHCP server, and 
one SLES 10, trying to join the windows domain and become BDC.

I have reached the point in the initial installation where I can choose to 
become a windows domain member. The next screen allows me to browse for 
windows domains, but the SLES 10 can't find any ? The domain name is 
DDK_TEST. Maybe the "_" character is not supported ? If not, is there
a 
workaround for this ? This character is a part of the real domain name in 
wich the SLES 10 hopefully may join some day when everything has been 
approved in the test environment.

I have also heared that Samba do not support BDC function when the PDC is 
NT 4. Is this true ?

regards

fleten@home.se wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I have just downloaded the SLES 10 evaluation. I would like to replace an 
> existing NT 4.0 BDC with new hardware running SLES 10. I have configured a

> test network with only two IP nodes: one NT 4.0 PDC with DHCP server, and 
> one SLES 10, trying to join the windows domain and become BDC.

Not possilbe. You can only be a member, samba doesn't support the NT4
replication protocols. You can only make your samba a replacement PDC if
you so choose.

> I have reached the point in the initial installation where I can choose to

> become a windows domain member. The next screen allows me to browse for 
> windows domains, but the SLES 10 can't find any ? The domain name is 
> DDK_TEST. Maybe the "_" character is not supported ? If not, is
there a 
> workaround for this ? This character is a part of the real domain name in 
> wich the SLES 10 hopefully may join some day when everything has been 
> approved in the test environment.

Haven't seen this problem. Are you sure your WINS services are running
and available?

> I have also heared that Samba do not support BDC function when the PDC is 
> NT 4. Is this true ?

Correct. Here's a post thats somewhat on subject with what you're trying
to do: http://lists.samba.org/archive/samba/2004-March/082077.html

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Justin Grote
Novell Support Connection Sysop
Network Architect