[Samba] error while migrating users to ldap with pdbedit

[Markus Krause]

hi list,

we want to migrate all our users from smbpasswd into ldap, but first  
test it so the current samba server in production should not be  
changed. to achieve this i created a smb.conf file with the following  
content:

--- [smb.conf]
[global]
workgroup = mpi
netbios name = sandy01
netbios aliases = sandy02 sandy03
interfaces = 10.4.0.106/255.255.0.0
bind interfaces only = yes
socket address = 10.4.0.106
encrypt passwords = yes
debug level = 2
wins server = 10.5.0.17
nt acl support = no
ldap admin dn = cn=Admin,dc=biochem,dc=mpg,dc=de
ldap group suffix = ou=group
ldap idmap suffix = ou=Idmap
ldap machine suffix = ou=Machines
ldap suffix = dc=biochem,dc=mpg,dc=de
ldap user suffix = ou=people
passdb backend = ldapsam:ldap://ldapserver.biochem.mpg.de:389/
---[end of smb.conf]

but executing pdbedit results in an error because pdbedit tries to  
connect the ldap server "localhost":

---
sandy01:/usr/local/samba/private # pdbedit -i smbpasswd -e ldapsam -s
/usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf smbldap_search_domain_info: Searching
for:[(&(objectClass=sambaDomain)(sambaDomainName=SANDY01))]
smbldap_open_connection: connection opened
smbldap_search_domain_info: Searching
for:[(&(objectClass=sambaDomain)(sambaDomainName=SANDY01))]
smbldap_open_connection: connection opened
smbldap_search_domain_info: Searching
for:[(&(objectClass=sambaDomain)(sambaDomainName=SANDY01))]
smbldap_open_connection: connection opened
failed to bind to server ldap://localhost with  
dn="cn=Admin,dc=biochem,dc=mpg,dc=de"
Error: Can't contact LDAP server
        (unknown)
Connection to LDAP server failed for the 1 try!
smbldap_open_connection: connection opened
failed to bind to server ldap://localhost with  
dn="cn=Admin,dc=biochem,dc=mpg,dc=de"
Error: Can't contact LDAP server
        (unknown)
Connection to LDAP server failed for the 2 try!
smbldap_open_connection: connection opened
failed to bind to server ldap://localhost with  
dn="cn=Admin,dc=biochem,dc=mpg,dc=de"
Error: Can't contact LDAP server
        (unknown)
Connection to LDAP server failed for the 3 try!
------

where do i set the name of the ldapserver? i also tried
   passdb backend = ldapsam:ldap://10.251.0.16:389/
and
   ldap server = ldapserv.biochem.mpg.de
but without change! the ldapserver can be reached by both "ping" and  
"ldapsearch" via the console (but as pdbedit does not seem to try to  
connect to it this does not matter now).

any hints are appreciated!

thanks in advance!
   markus

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