Password server loop - from smbpasswd -j

[David Bannon]

At 07:29 AM 22/06/1999 -0400, Greg Dickie wrote:
>
>smbpasswd -j biochem -r <password_server> 
>
>otherwise it tries to use this machine, hence a password loop.
>
No Greg, I did try that. Same result.

Seems that in smbpasswd.c, global_myname is set to local machine name, and
this variable is eventually used by clientgen.c->cli_connect_serverlist()
to make a password server connection to. And it fails of course.
cli_connect_serverlist() is not offered a list of the password servers at
any stage.

Can someone outline how this should work ??


>> 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.
>> 

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