samba - Apr 2005 - can't get samba 3.0.14a to work with ldap..part 2: smaba 3.0.15

Hi...
I posted a few days ago that I was having trouble getting samba 3.0.14a to
work with ldap.  I switched up to 3.0.15pre2 and had much the same
trouble.  I have been following the instructions in
http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/Samba-Guide.pdf, but I am still having
troubles.

Here is what happens when i run smbldap-populate:

mercury:/usr/local/samba/sbin# ./smldap-populate -a root -k 0 -m 0
Populating LDAP directory for domain TESTNET
(S-1-5-21-4179843118-1526938909-891067941)
(using builtin directory structure)

Use of uninitialized value in string ne at ./smbldap-populate line 165
Use of uninitialized value in concactenation (.) or string at
./smbldap-populate line 170
entry o=ssfsnet already exist.
adding new entry: ou=People,o=ssfsnet
adding new entry: ou=Groups,o=ssfsnet
adding new entry: ou=Computers,o=ssfsnet
Can't call method "dn" on an undefined value at ./smbldap-populate
line
442, <GEN1> line 6.
mercury:/usr/local/samba/sbin#

I can't figure out what is wrong...The smb.conf is taken straight from the
documentation and the smbldap tools should be properly configured.  Every
thing is "by the book" but I still can't seem to get it working. 
Could
somebody perhaps post somewhere a working smb.conf and perhaps a slapcat
dump (minus users, of course) or even a working smbldap.conf?  I know I'm
probably just missing something stupid, but I am out of ideas

Thanks in advance,  

Rich

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

The errors are thrown by the smbldap-scripts. So what version of the
smbldap-tools are you using? Did you install the perl modules Net::LDAP
and Crypt::SmbHash properly?

Greets,
Holger

rich foo wrote:
| Hi...
| I posted a few days ago that I was having trouble getting samba 3.0.14a to
| work with ldap.  I switched up to 3.0.15pre2 and had much the same
| trouble.  I have been following the instructions in
| http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/Samba-Guide.pdf, but I am still having
| troubles.
|
| Here is what happens when i run smbldap-populate:
|
| mercury:/usr/local/samba/sbin# ./smldap-populate -a root -k 0 -m 0
| Populating LDAP directory for domain TESTNET
| (S-1-5-21-4179843118-1526938909-891067941)
| (using builtin directory structure)
|
| Use of uninitialized value in string ne at ./smbldap-populate line 165
| Use of uninitialized value in concactenation (.) or string at
| ./smbldap-populate line 170
| entry o=ssfsnet already exist.
| adding new entry: ou=People,o=ssfsnet
| adding new entry: ou=Groups,o=ssfsnet
| adding new entry: ou=Computers,o=ssfsnet
| Can't call method "dn" on an undefined value at
./smbldap-populate line
| 442, <GEN1> line 6.
| mercury:/usr/local/samba/sbin#
|
| I can't figure out what is wrong...The smb.conf is taken straight from the
| documentation and the smbldap tools should be properly configured.  Every
| thing is "by the book" but I still can't seem to get it working.
Could
| somebody perhaps post somewhere a working smb.conf and perhaps a slapcat
| dump (minus users, of course) or even a working smbldap.conf?  I know I'm
| probably just missing something stupid, but I am out of ideas
|
| Thanks in advance,
|
| Rich
|

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (MingW32)
Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org

iD8DBQFCb6HxO0QDuZMdP0sRAvBCAKCwgFXwxIT/Ap1d+h9uRGFQrZ+5ZACfYaqi
NSqo67gjN+hNh51Cn1H34nM=9rmi
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Rich,

Instead of assuming the examples in the book are wrong, or do not work, just 
because you can not get them to work, may I suggest that you work with me to 
"fix" the documentation so others can avoid your pain.

Please send me direct to <jht@samba.org> the following:

1. Output of: testparm -s > the-smb.conf
2. Your smbldap.conf file.
3. Your /etc/openldap/slapd.conf file
4. Your /etc/ldap.conf file
5. Your /etc/nsswitch.conf file

Also, please provide detailed, step-by-step, output of each configuration step 
in the current on-line PDF from:

	http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/Samba-Guide.pdf

Since this is about to be published I would hate myself every day for 
producing errant guidance once this is in print. Please help me so I will not 
hate myself for misguiding people.

- John T.


On Wednesday 27 April 2005 08:34, rich foo wrote:
> Hi...
> I posted a few days ago that I was having trouble getting samba 3.0.14a to
> work with ldap.  I switched up to 3.0.15pre2 and had much the same
> trouble.  I have been following the instructions in
> http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/Samba-Guide.pdf, but I am still having
> troubles.
>
> Here is what happens when i run smbldap-populate:
>
> mercury:/usr/local/samba/sbin# ./smldap-populate -a root -k 0 -m 0
> Populating LDAP directory for domain TESTNET
> (S-1-5-21-4179843118-1526938909-891067941)
> (using builtin directory structure)
>
> Use of uninitialized value in string ne at ./smbldap-populate line 165
> Use of uninitialized value in concactenation (.) or string at
> /smbldap-populate line 170.
> entry o=ssfsnet already exist.
> adding new entry: ou=People,o=ssfsnet
> adding new entry: ou=Groups,o=ssfsnet
> adding new entry: ou=Computers,o=ssfsnet
> Can't call method "dn" on an undefined value at
./smbldap-populate line
> 442, <GEN1> line 6.
> mercury:/usr/local/samba/sbin#
>
> I can't figure out what is wrong...The smb.conf is taken straight from
the
> documentation and the smbldap tools should be properly configured.  Every
> thing is "by the book" but I still can't seem to get it
working.  Could
> somebody perhaps post somewhere a working smb.conf and perhaps a slapcat
> dump (minus users, of course) or even a working smbldap.conf?  I know
I'm
> probably just missing something stupid, but I am out of ideas
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Rich
-- 
John H Terpstra
Samba-Team Member
Phone: +1 (650) 580-8668

Author:
The Official Samba-3 HOWTO & Reference Guide, ISBN: 0131453556
Samba-3 by Example, ISBN: 0131472216
Hardening Linux, ISBN: 0072254971
Other books in production.

On Apr 27, rich foo wrote:
> mercury:/usr/local/samba/sbin# ./smldap-populate -a root -k 0 -m 0
...
>
> Use of uninitialized value in string ne at ./smbldap-populate line 165
> Use of uninitialized value in concactenation (.) or string at
> ./smbldap-populate line 170
this happens when smbldap.conf does not have a valid
`suffix="dc=..."'
line
> entry o=ssfsnet already exist.
> adding new entry: ou=People,o=ssfsnet
...
> Can't call method "dn" on an undefined value at
./smbldap-populate line
> 442, <GEN1> line 6.
Similar to above.
Sounds like you may have a misconfigured smbldap.conf file.

tom.