[K12OSN] Re: I need help with the following smbldap errors. (Krsnendu Dasa)

[Matt Oquist]

> Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 11:29:50 +1200
> From: "Krsnendu Dasa" <krsnendu108 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [K12OSN] I need help with the following smbldap errors.
> 
> So should I just download the latest installer and run it or do need to
> uninstall first?

No! At least, don't do this without backing up your database carefully
first.

Once you've done that, then yes, a fresh install (copy your old
.answers file into the new smbldap-installer directory if possible)
with a slapadd of your old database should get you back up and
running.

As Dave indicates below, this bug happened when the smbldap-installer
was still installing an old smbldap-tools RPM at the same time that
Fedora5 started including its own smbldap-tools build in yum. The
paths are different, so doing a yum upgrade after running the
smbldap-installer changes the paths and therefore causes problems.

--matt

> 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,
> > >Michigan_______________________________________________
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