how to Join Centos Domain 5.2 to Windows2003 Domain Controller

Network Setting -- Join Centos Domain 5.2

EDIT the DNS Network Configuration
-goto -sytem -administration - network

point the DNS Manually

Hostname : localhost.localdomain

Primary DNS : 192.168.1.... - IP of your Domain Controller

DNS Search hpo.hd ----- Domain DNS


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-goto -sytem -administration - Authentication Configuration

check - enable winbind support

Windbind domain : HPO
security model : ads
winbind ADS Realm : HPO.HD
Winbind Domain Controllers : mars.hpo.hd
Template : /bin/bash

--Options :
Check shadow passwords
check local authorization is sufficient for local users
check home directories on the first login


Then -- go to File system - etc - samba

Edit the smb.conf

[global]
#--authconfig--start-line--

# Generated by authconfig on 2010/04/01 13:14:56
# DO NOT EDIT THIS SECTION (delimited by --start-line--/--end-line--)
# Any modification may be deleted or altered by authconfig in future

workgroup = HPD
password server = earth.HPO.HD
realm = HPO.HD
security = ads
idmap uid = 16777216-33554431
idmap gid = 16777216-33554431
template shell = /bin/bash
winbind use default domain = true ----- this should be add
winbind offline logon = false