samba - Mar 2015 - How to get rid of misspelled DNA entry?

Dear list, 

I have a strange problem. In RSAT is had a typo when 
adding a reverse lookup entry, i.e. I added something 
like "host.samdo.com" instead of "host.samdom.com". 
No a reverse lookup yields to entries, the correct one 
and the misspelled one. :-( 

Deleting it in RSAT is impossible, as the misspelled 
entry doesn't show up here. Deleting in by samba-tool 
is also not possible, as it states erroneously, that 
the entry wasn't existent. 

I experimented a bit: it isn't possible to even add 
an reverse lookup entry with a misspelled domain name. 
But it should be possible to delete that bogus entry 
anyway.

How can I get rid of my "host.samdo.com" entry? 

Thank You in advance! & Best regards
Peter

Hi,

I found a way to delete these ghost entries. All you need is an LDAP
tool like Apache Directory Studio. Then you connect via LDAP to the AD.
Inside the LDAP tree is a subtree named msdns (or similiar, I'm not able
to access my workstation at the moment). There you can find the buggy
entry and delete it. Before deleting something it's perhaps a good idea
to make a backup of the samba configuration, especially the files under
/var/lib/samba/private/sam.ldb.d where the configuration is stored.

If you need a detailed howto or somebody wants to add this to the wiki,
let me know.

Regards

  Sebastian

Am 06.03.2015 um 13:02 schrieb Peter Serbe:
> Dear list, 
>
> I have a strange problem. In RSAT is had a typo when 
> adding a reverse lookup entry, i.e. I added something 
> like "host.samdo.com" instead of "host.samdom.com". 
> No a reverse lookup yields to entries, the correct one 
> and the misspelled one. :-( 
>
> Deleting it in RSAT is impossible, as the misspelled 
> entry doesn't show up here. Deleting in by samba-tool 
> is also not possible, as it states erroneously, that 
> the entry wasn't existent. 
>
> I experimented a bit: it isn't possible to even add 
> an reverse lookup entry with a misspelled domain name. 
> But it should be possible to delete that bogus entry 
> anyway.
>
> How can I get rid of my "host.samdo.com" entry? 
>
> Thank You in advance! & Best regards
> Peter
>

Hello Sebastian,

Am 08.03.2015 um 20:33 schrieb Sebastian Henrich:
> I found a way to delete these ghost entries. All you need is an LDAP
> tool like Apache Directory Studio. Then you connect via LDAP to the AD.
> Inside the LDAP tree is a subtree named msdns (or similiar, I'm not
able
> to access my workstation at the moment). There you can find the buggy
> entry and delete it. Before deleting something it's perhaps a good idea
> to make a backup of the samba configuration, especially the files under
> /var/lib/samba/private/sam.ldb.d where the configuration is stored.
> 
> If you need a detailed howto or somebody wants to add this to the wiki,
> let me know.

It would be great if you could provide some details about the problems
and about the steps to solve it.

Currently I'm very busy, but I'll collect that information and try to
find a good place for it in our documentation as soon as possible.


Regards,
Marc

Thank You Sebastian!

I wanted to try out LAM, but due to a lack of time I haven't done 
so far. I will also check Apache Directory Tool and then decide, 
which one is easier to use (given there is no relevant experience
around). I'll report my findings. 

Best regards
Peter


Sebastian Henrich schrieb am 08.03.2015 20:33:
> Hi,
> 
> I found a way to delete these ghost entries. All you need is an LDAP
> tool like Apache Directory Studio. Then you connect via LDAP to the AD.
> Inside the LDAP tree is a subtree named msdns (or similiar, I'm not
able
> to access my workstation at the moment). There you can find the buggy
> entry and delete it. Before deleting something it's perhaps a good idea
> to make a backup of the samba configuration, especially the files under
> /var/lib/samba/private/sam.ldb.d where the configuration is stored.
> 
> If you need a detailed howto or somebody wants to add this to the wiki,
> let me know.
> 
> Regards
> 
>  Sebastian
> 
> Am 06.03.2015 um 13:02 schrieb Peter Serbe:
>> Dear list, 
>>
>> I have a strange problem. In RSAT is had a typo when 
>> adding a reverse lookup entry, i.e. I added something 
>> like "host.samdo.com" instead of "host.samdom.com".
>> No a reverse lookup yields to entries, the correct one 
>> and the misspelled one. :-( 
>>
>> Deleting it in RSAT is impossible, as the misspelled 
>> entry doesn't show up here. Deleting in by samba-tool 
>> is also not possible, as it states erroneously, that 
>> the entry wasn't existent. 
>>
>> I experimented a bit: it isn't possible to even add 
>> an reverse lookup entry with a misspelled domain name. 
>> But it should be possible to delete that bogus entry 
>> anyway.
>>
>> How can I get rid of my "host.samdo.com" entry? 
>>
>> Thank You in advance! & Best regards
>> Peter
>>
> 
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