Password server loop - from smbpasswd -j

[David Bannon]

Yesterdays CVS, seems to be a bit funny with being a domain member, but its
the first time I have tried to make a samba domain member .....

I have a machine (trillion) that is intended to be a domain member.

   security = domain
   workgroup = BIOCHEM
   password server = 131.172.140.100

However when I run 'smbpasswd -j biochem' I get told about a 'Password
server loop' (see below). A look in the archives mentions this problem, but
only for people who don't have their set up correct.

I want this machine to be a member, not PDC, of the domain biochem. The PDC
is 131.172.140.100 (I also tried the netbios name, 'bcfile'. Which syntax
is correct ?)

As near as I can tell, cli_connect_serverlist() is being passed the name
trillion (the machines own name) to make a connection to. (I added a debug
to see what the parameter *p pointed to).

Any suggestions ??

messages for debug = 100 :

resolve_name: Attempting lmhosts lookup for name TRILLION
getlmhostsent: lmhost entry: 131.172.140.100 bcfile
resolve_name: Attempting host lookup for name TRILLION
cli_connect_serverlist: Password server loop - not using password server
TRILLION
cli_connect_serverlist: Domain password server not available.
cli_shutdown
get_member_domain_sid: unable to initialise client connection.
Can't setup password database vectors.

David
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David Bannon                      D.Bannon at latrobe.edu.au
School of Biochemistry            Phone 61 03 9479 2197
La Trobe University, Plenty Rd,   Fax   61 03 9479 2467
Bundoora, Vic, Australia, 3083    http://bioserve.latrobe.edu.au
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