Hello, I have set up a primitive samba + ldap configuration, the basics work , ik can add and delete users , they can login, I can add workstations. So far so good. Now I tried to use the net command like: net groupmap list and it returns nothing openldap gives , run with slpad -d 10 : ------------------------------------- bdb_initialize: Sleepycat Software: Berkeley DB 4.2.52: (December 3, 2003) bdb_db_init: Initializing BDB database slapd starting daemon: added 6r daemon: select: listen=6 active_threads=0 tvp=NULL daemon: activity on 1 descriptors daemon: new connection on 11 daemon: added 11r daemon: activity on: daemon: select: listen=6 active_threads=0 tvp=NULL daemon: activity on 1 descriptors daemon: activity on: 11r daemon: read activity on 11 ldap_read: want=8, got=8 0000: 30 29 02 01 01 60 24 02 0)...`$. ldap_read: want=35, got=35 0000: 01 03 04 17 63 6e 3d 4d 61 6e 61 67 65 72 2c 64 ....cn=Manager,d 0010: 63 3d 61 68 6d 2c 64 63 3d 6e 6c 80 06 6d 6f 6e c=ahm,dc=nl..mon 0020: 6b 31 32 k12 ldap_read: want=8 error=Resource temporarily unavailable daemon: select: listen=6 active_threads=1 tvp=NULL 0000: 30 0c 02 01 01 61 07 0a 01 00 04 00 04 00 0....a........ ldap_write: want=14, written=14 0000: 30 0c 02 01 01 61 07 0a 01 00 04 00 04 00 0....a........ daemon: activity on 1 descriptors daemon: activity on: 11r daemon: read activity on 11 ldap_read: want=8, got=8 0000: 30 81 cf 02 01 02 63 81 0.....c. ldap_read: want=202, got=202 0000: c9 04 0c 64 63 3d 61 68 6d 2c 64 63 3d 6e 6c 0a ...dc=ahm,dc=nl. 0010: 01 02 0a 01 00 02 01 00 02 01 00 01 01 00 a0 34 ...............4 0020: a3 1a 04 0b 6f 62 6a 65 63 74 43 6c 61 73 73 04 ....objectClass. 0030: 0b 73 61 6d 62 61 44 6f 6d 61 69 6e a3 16 04 0f .sambaDomain.... 0040: 73 61 6d 62 61 44 6f 6d 61 69 6e 4e 61 6d 65 04 sambaDomainName. 0050: 03 41 48 4d 30 74 04 0f 73 61 6d 62 61 44 6f 6d .AHM0t..sambaDom 0060: 61 69 6e 4e 61 6d 65 04 0c 73 61 6d 62 61 4e 65 ainName..sambaNe 0070: 78 74 52 69 64 04 10 73 61 6d 62 61 4e 65 78 74 xtRid..sambaNext 0080: 55 73 65 72 52 69 64 04 11 73 61 6d 62 61 4e 65 UserRid..sambaNe 0090: 78 74 47 72 6f 75 70 52 69 64 04 08 73 61 6d 62 xtGroupRid..samb 00a0: 61 53 49 44 04 17 73 61 6d 62 61 41 6c 67 6f 72 aSID..sambaAlgor 00b0: 69 74 68 6d 69 63 52 69 64 42 61 73 65 04 0b 6f ithmicRidBase..o 00c0: 62 6a 65 63 74 43 6c 61 73 73 bjectClass ldap_read: want=8 error=Resource temporarily unavailable daemon: select: listen=6 active_threads=1 tvp=NULL 0000: 30 81 fa 02 01 02 64 81 f4 04 20 73 61 6d 62 61 0.....d... samba 0010: 44 6f 6d 61 69 6e 4e 61 6d 65 3d 41 48 4d 2c 64 DomainName=AHM,d 0020: 63 3d 61 68 6d 2c 64 63 3d 6e 6c 30 81 cf 30 18 c=ahm,dc=nl0..0. 0030: 04 0f 73 61 6d 62 61 44 6f 6d 61 69 6e 4e 61 6d ..sambaDomainNam 0040: 65 31 05 04 03 41 48 4d 30 37 04 08 73 61 6d 62 e1...AHM07..samb 0050: 61 53 49 44 31 2b 04 29 53 2d 31 2d 35 2d 32 31 aSID1+.)S-1-5-21 0060: 2d 34 32 36 39 37 32 38 33 30 32 2d 31 36 35 35 -4269728302-1655 0070: 38 37 30 34 39 33 2d 33 38 39 34 34 37 39 39 39 870493-389447999 0080: 35 30 21 04 17 73 61 6d 62 61 41 6c 67 6f 72 69 50!..sambaAlgori 0090: 74 68 6d 69 63 52 69 64 42 61 73 65 31 06 04 04 thmicRidBase1... 00a0: 31 30 30 30 30 1c 04 0b 6f 62 6a 65 63 74 43 6c 10000...objectCl 00b0: 61 73 73 31 0d 04 0b 73 61 6d 62 61 44 6f 6d 61 ass1...sambaDoma 00c0: 69 6e 30 1b 04 10 73 61 6d 62 61 4e 65 78 74 55 in0...sambaNextU 00d0: 73 65 72 52 69 64 31 07 04 05 34 31 30 30 30 30 serRid1...410000 00e0: 1c 04 11 73 61 6d 62 61 4e 65 78 74 47 72 6f 75 ...sambaNextGrou 00f0: 70 52 69 64 31 07 04 05 34 31 30 30 31 pRid1...41001 ldap_write: want=253, written=253 0000: 30 81 fa 02 01 02 64 81 f4 04 20 73 61 6d 62 61 0.....d... samba 0010: 44 6f 6d 61 69 6e 4e 61 6d 65 3d 41 48 4d 2c 64 DomainName=AHM,d 0020: 63 3d 61 68 6d 2c 64 63 3d 6e 6c 30 81 cf 30 18 c=ahm,dc=nl0..0. 0030: 04 0f 73 61 6d 62 61 44 6f 6d 61 69 6e 4e 61 6d ..sambaDomainNam 0040: 65 31 05 04 03 41 48 4d 30 37 04 08 73 61 6d 62 e1...AHM07..samb 0050: 61 53 49 44 31 2b 04 29 53 2d 31 2d 35 2d 32 31 aSID1+.)S-1-5-21 0060: 2d 34 32 36 39 37 32 38 33 30 32 2d 31 36 35 35 -4269728302-1655 0070: 38 37 30 34 39 33 2d 33 38 39 34 34 37 39 39 39 870493-389447999 0080: 35 30 21 04 17 73 61 6d 62 61 41 6c 67 6f 72 69 50!..sambaAlgori 0090: 74 68 6d 69 63 52 69 64 42 61 73 65 31 06 04 04 thmicRidBase1... 00a0: 31 30 30 30 30 1c 04 0b 6f 62 6a 65 63 74 43 6c 10000...objectCl 00b0: 61 73 73 31 0d 04 0b 73 61 6d 62 61 44 6f 6d 61 ass1...sambaDoma 00c0: 69 6e 30 1b 04 10 73 61 6d 62 61 4e 65 78 74 55 in0...sambaNextU 00d0: 73 65 72 52 69 64 31 07 04 05 34 31 30 30 30 30 serRid1...410000 00e0: 1c 04 11 73 61 6d 62 61 4e 65 78 74 47 72 6f 75 ...sambaNextGrou 00f0: 70 52 69 64 31 07 04 05 34 31 30 30 31 pRid1...41001 0000: 30 0c 02 01 02 65 07 0a 01 00 04 00 04 00 0....e........ ldap_write: want=14, written=14 0000: 30 0c 02 01 02 65 07 0a 01 00 04 00 04 00 0....e........ daemon: activity on 1 descriptors daemon: activity on: 11r daemon: read activity on 11 ldap_read: want=8, got=8 0000: 30 81 a1 02 01 03 63 81 0.....c. ldap_read: want=156, got=156 0000: 9b 04 16 6f 75 3d 50 65 6f 70 6c 65 2c 64 63 3d ...ou=People,dc 0010: 61 68 6d 2c 64 63 3d 6e 6c 0a 01 02 0a 01 00 02 ahm,dc=nl....... 0020: 01 00 02 01 00 01 01 00 a3 20 04 0b 6f 62 6a 65 ......... ..obje 0030: 63 74 63 6c 61 73 73 04 11 73 61 6d 62 61 47 72 ctclass..sambaGr 0040: 6f 75 70 4d 61 70 70 69 6e 67 30 50 04 09 67 69 oupMapping0P..gi 0050: 64 4e 75 6d 62 65 72 04 08 73 61 6d 62 61 53 49 dNumber..sambaSI 0060: 44 04 0e 73 61 6d 62 61 47 72 6f 75 70 54 79 70 D..sambaGroupTyp 0070: 65 04 0b 64 65 73 63 72 69 70 74 69 6f 6e 04 0b e..description.. 0080: 64 69 73 70 6c 61 79 4e 61 6d 65 04 02 63 6e 04 displayName..cn. 0090: 0b 6f 62 6a 65 63 74 43 6c 61 73 73 .objectClass ldap_read: want=8 error=Resource temporarily unavailable daemon: select: listen=6 active_threads=1 tvp=NULL 0000: 30 0c 02 01 03 65 07 0a 01 00 04 00 04 00 0....e........ ldap_write: want=14, written=14 0000: 30 0c 02 01 03 65 07 0a 01 00 04 00 04 00 0....e........ daemon: activity on 1 descriptors daemon: activity on: 11r daemon: read activity on 11 ldap_read: want=8, got=0 daemon: removing 11 daemon: select: listen=6 active_threads=0 tvp=NULL daemon: activity on 1 descriptors daemon: select: listen=6 active_threads=0 tvp=NULL ----------------------------------------------- I used the configuration as described in the reference guide chapter 2 . TIA Wim Bakker