samba - Oct 2004 - ads_connect: Connection refused

when I exec the net group command to list the groups, i get a cryptic 
error message, the a group listing.

what is ads_connect, and what would an error from it mean?

then I can work on fixing it.

[root@testserver /]# net group
root's password:
[2004/10/08 11:44:46, 0] utils/net_ads.c:ads_startup(183)
  ads_connect: Connection refused
Linux Admins
Domain Admins
Domain Guests
Domain Users
System Operators
Replicators
Guests
Power Users
Print Operators
Administrators
Account Operators
Backup Operators
Users


full story and files at:

http://projects.pyerotechnics.com/show_bug.cgi?id=197

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I was trudging around the source to understand this, and now I am really 
confused.

It is the case that we are not using LDAP right now.

if "Connected to LDAP server ..." does not show up in the log then
either
"ads_find_dc: no realm or workgroup! Don't know what to do" or 
"ads_find_dc: looking for ..." MUST show up.

but why don't they?

full details and logs at:
http://projects.pyerotechnics.com/show_bug.cgi?id=197#c10

Sincerely,

Jason Pyeron

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