[K12OSN] I need help with the following smbldap errors.

[Krsnendu Dasa]

So should I just download the latest installer and run it or do need to
uninstall first?

On 06/09/06, David Trask <dtrask at vcsvikings.org> wrote:
>
> The new smbldap-installer addresses the fact that Fedora is now packaging
> smbldap-tools on their repository.  You probably could have used a backup
> of the database.  You might have been able to download the latest
> smbldap-installer....rerun the setup....deleted the old database and
> restored....or it might have just worked once the new "links" to the new
> locations of smbldap-tools were in place.
>
> David Whitmer <dwblue02 at yahoo.com> writes:
> >----- Original Message ----
> >> From: Krsnendu Dasa <krsnendu108 at gmail.com>
> >> To: Support list for open source software in schools.
> ><k12osn at redhat.com>
> >> Sent: Friday, September 1, 2006 11:36:57 PM
> >> Subject: [K12OSN] I need help with the following smbldap errors.
> >>
> >> I want to add a new user but I am getting these errors.
> >> What do I have to do to fix them?
> >>
> >> [root at k12ltsp sbin]# ./smbldap-useradd -m newuser
> >> failed to perform search; No such object at
> >/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/smbldap_tools.pm line 374.
> >> Error looking for next uid at
> >/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/smbldap_tools.pm line 1044.
> >> [root at k12ltsp sbin]# ./smbldap-usershow olduser
> >> No such object at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/smbldap_tools.pm
> >line 772.
> >> [root at k12ltsp sbin]#
> >>
> >
> >I had something similar happen to me last week.
> >
> >1) A week ago I used Matt's smbldap-installer to create and setup LDAP
> >with Windows and Linux clients all authenticating okay.
> >2) I ran yumex and updated everything that was updateable. (big mistake)
> >3) Tried to add a user using smbldap-useradd and got an error message
> >similar to yours.
> >
> >When I'd used yumex to update everything, "everything" included newer
> >versions of smbldap-tools and various perl scripts included with Matt's
> >installer.  The update seemed to have rendered all the smbldap scripts
> >useless.  After trying (and failing) at various attempts to get the
> >scripts working, including removing the various scripts updated by yum, I
> >spent last weekend completely reinstalling K12LTSP v5 and then re-running
> >smbldap-installer.
> >
> >Lesson learned the hard way: Don't let yum (or yumex) update anything
> >related smbldap.
> >
> >It's likely that someone more knowledgeable could have corrected the
> >smbldap setup without having to resort to reinstalling everything.  I
> >certainly chose a drastic solution.  But if nothing else, I had just
> >enough time to do a reinstallation before school was set to start (which
> >actually happened today).
> >
> >David Whitmer
> >Calvary Schools of Holland,
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>
>
> David N. Trask
> Technology Teacher/Director
> Vassalboro Community School
> dtrask at vcsvikings.org
> (207)923-3100
>
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