[Samba] 127.0.0.1: invalid IP address??

[Rowland Penny]

On 31/10/2022 12:42, Michael Tokarev via samba wrote:
> Trying to debug why winbind can't resolve user ids.
> and come across an issue:
> 
> $ samba-tool domain info 127.0.0.1
> ERROR: Invalid IP address '127.0.0.1'!
> 
> wtf?? :))
> 

127.0.0.1 is the loop back address for localhost, it is not the 
ipaddress of the domain, try the search again with the ipaddress of a DC

> Can't samba-tool domain info provide information about
> the "current" domain on local machine if no argument
> is specified? And why 127.0.0.1 happened to become
> invalid, it is one of the most valid addresses? :)

Yes, its a valid IP, but for localhost.

Rowland