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Support for Windows 7 using Samba Domain Controllers has been added to the following versions:
Samba 3.4 and above
Samba 3.3

Artica + samba officially support Windows 7 as a  domain Controller, you do not need to setup anything, Samba configuration is automatically set by Artica to support Windows 7/ Vista.

Successfully tested Windows 7 Ultimate (Build 2600) with Samba 3.4.0 and Samba 3.3.7.

You can tweak some Windows 7 Registry settings to have better compatibilities.

There are currently two registry settings required to be added on the Windows 7 client prior to joining a Samba Domain. These are:

        HKLM\System\CCS\Services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters

            DWORD  DomainCompatibilityMode = 1

            DWORD  DNSNameResolutionRequired = 0

Make sure to either reboot Windows 7 or restart the LanmanWorkstation service after setting these entries.
You will receive one warning about DNS domain name configuration after the join has succeeded:

   "Changing the Primary Domain DNS name of this computer to "" failed.

    The name will remain "MYDOM".  

The error was:

    The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted" 

This warning can be ignored or silenced with setting other registry keys.

Do not edit any other registry parameters (NETLOGON) that have been seen in the wild. If you have already modified your Windows 7 registry, please make sure to reset the keys to their default values.
If you have changed the NETLOGON Parameters, make sure and turn them back to '1' as shown below:

       HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Netlogon\Parameters

           DWORD  RequireSignOrSeal = 1

           DWORD  RequireStrongKey = 1