[Samba] wbinfo -u fails on RHEL5

[Matthew Nelson]

i run centos5 on several machines, that all auth via active directory.  i've
found that they will occasionally fail because of a slight change in the
time.

make sure that you have ntp setup to sync with your DC and do a 'net time
set'


On 9/30/07, herman <herman at aeronetworks.ca> wrote:
>
> Hi guys,
>
> Pulling my hair out...
>
> Version: RHEL5 straight off the CDs, no patches.
> Active Directory: Win2003 with SP2
>
> I'm experiencing confusing problems when logging onto an Active
> Directory system.  I have gotten it to work perfectly, but after a few
> days/weeks it screws up for no apparent reason.  Windows XP clients
> still work perfectly.  Linux clients show signature and packet errors,
> 'wbinfo -u' is unable to retrieve user information and login fails.
>
> I have installed everything from scratch on a test machine on Friday and
> it fails right off the bat with the same errors as the systems that
> worked before.  I am now installing the whole kettle of fish on VMware
> so I can experiment better.
>
> Has anyone seen this and know where I should start digging?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Herman
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