[Samba] smbd fails to start - rpc_srv_register: Failed to call the svcctl init function!

[Scott Classen]

I am attempting to upgrade from the samba version distributed with CentOS 5 to the latest stable samba release

CentOS version is 3.0.33

I removed the distro version and then:

cd /usr/local/src
wget http://www.samba.org/samba/ftp/stable/samba-3.6.7.tar.gz
tar -zxvf samba-3.6.7.tar.gz
cd samba-3.6.7/source3
./configure --with-configdir=/etc/samba
make
make install

I am using my original smb.conf file which has some deprecated options, but still passed the testparm test

when I attempt to start smbd from the command line

/usr/local/samba/sbin/smbd -i -d 1

I get the following output and smbd does not start/

smbd version 3.6.7 started.
Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2011
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
ndr_push_error(5): Bad character push conversion with flags 0x8400040
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
ndr_push_error(5): Bad character push conversion with flags 0x8400040
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
ndr_push_error(5): Bad character push conversion with flags 0x8400040
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
convert_string_talloc: Conversion not supported.
ndr_pull_error(5): Bad character conversion
svcctl_init_winreg: Could not open SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services - NT_STATUS_RPC_CALL_FAILED
rpc_srv_register: Failed to call the svcctl init function!




Whazzup with that?