[root@pdc samba]# testparm Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf Processing section "[homes]" Processing section "[printers]" Loaded services file OK. Server role: ROLE_DOMAIN_PDC Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions [global] passdb backend = ldapsam:ldapsam://localhost log level = 5 log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log max log size = 50 add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd "%u" -n -g users delete user script = /usr/sbin/userdel "%u" add group script = /usr/sbin/groupadd "%g" delete group script = /usr/sbin/groupdel "%g" delete user from group script = /usr/sbin/userdel "%u" "%g" add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -n -c "Workstation (%u)" -M -d /nohome -s /bin/false "%u" domain logons = Yes preferred master = Yes domain master = Yes ldap admin dn = cn=Manager,dc=net cups options = raw [homes] comment = Home Directories read only = No browseable = No [printers] comment = All Printers path = /var/spool/samba printable = Yes browseable = No smbd.log errors [2008/03/18 08:48:37, 5] passdb/pdb_interface.c:smb_register_passdb(81) Successfully added passdb backend 'tdbsam' [2008/03/18 08:48:37, 5] passdb/pdb_interface.c:make_pdb_method_name(121) Attempting to find an passdb backend to match ldapsam:ldapsam://localhost (ldapsam) [2008/03/18 08:48:37, 5] passdb/pdb_interface.c:make_pdb_method_name(142) Found pdb backend ldapsam [2008/03/18 08:48:37, 2] lib/smbldap_util.c:smbldap_search_domain_info(256) smbldap_search_domain_info: Searching for:[(&(objectClass=sambaDomain)(sambaDomainName=WORKGROUP))] [2008/03/18 08:48:37, 5] lib/smbldap.c:smbldap_search_ext(1182) smbldap_search_ext: base => [], filter => [(&(objectClass=sambaDomain)(sambaDomainName=WORKGROUP))], scope => [2] [2008/03/18 08:48:37, 5] lib/smbldap.c:smbldap_close(1085) The connection to the LDAP server was closed [2008/03/18 08:48:40, 0] lib/smbldap.c:smb_ldap_setup_conn(636) ldap_initialize: Bad parameter to an ldap routine ldap logging is at 256 and nothing is showing up in the log file from smbd starts.