when I entered (net ads join -U administrator )command to join a linux machine to w2k3 Domain it returns an error result (ads_connect: No such file or directory) this w2k3 server is the primary D.C with the dns,dhcp,wins,etc installed. Already i have manually entered this linux machine's account in the w2k3's Active Directory Users and Computers. how do i succesfully do this?

What distro of Linux do you have? You need four basic elements: -Name Service Switch (NSS) -Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) -Winbind with Samba (winbind service) -Kerberos: Winbind uses Kerberos to get tickets for accessing AD. If they need to be installed, do so. Once installed, configure winbind to use the following: Security Model: ADS Domain: flat NetBIOS name for the domain Domain Controllers: FQDN for a domain controller (dc1.company.com) ADS Realm: FQDN for the domain (company.com) Template Shell: /bin/bash *Do not join the domain at this time Save change, and make sure winbind service has started. now run the command. (net ads join -U administrator) command

yeah cphilips, This is Enterprise Linux 4(CentOS). now i believe i've been able to join this Linux to the w2k3 domain (with net ads join -U administrator). becouse now i can see the Linux box in the windows machine, but the problem now is that when i double click it i cannot gain access to the Linux box. an error messages pops up saying: \\LinuxBox is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource.Contact the administrator of the server to find out if you have access permissions. The network path was not found. Ok;with WINBIND,KERBEROS,SAMBA,and PAM.D configured on the Linux box, as well as DNS running in the w2k3 D.C. I believe I need not re-create netework users account on the Linux/Samba machine before users can authenticate and access it. So what remains to do for me to access this Linux box over the network?