[Samba] Mysterious new problem: nss_ldap: could not soft reconnect to LDAP server

[Wes Modes]

I didn't try that.  but if it happens again I shall.  I knew the LDAP 
servers were working, but that the Samba server (via nss) wasn't talking 
to it.

What I ended up doing, was turned off nss' use of TLS.  That fixed it.  
In RHEL, the command is authconfig.

Why it suddenly stopped talking to each other, I still don't know.

Obviously I need to come in during non-office hours and config and test 
and retest to get TLS working at both ends again.

Wes

John Drescher wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 2:20 PM, Wes Modes <wmodes at ucsc.edu> wrote:
>   
>> Suddenly as of this morning, none of my users can authenticate to samba
>> because nss_ldap is producing cryptic errors.  Nothing has changed on either
>> the LDAP server or the Samba server.  Looks like this in /var/log/messages:
>>
>> Aug 11 11:19:29 edgar smbd[8394]: nss_ldap: could not soft reconnect to LDAP
>> server - Server is unavailable
>>
>>     
>
> Have you made sure your ldap servers are working?
>
>
> # slapcat
>
> # getent group
> # getent passwd
>
> John
>
>   

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Wes Modes
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