I managed to fix the Perl, it seems, I get the original error again :-) The tools are installed in /var/lib/samba/sbin/ and symlinked to /usr/sbin/ More on the error I get:
ncshans:/usr/sbin # smbldap-populate Using builtin directory structure adding new entry: dc=newingtoncs,dc=co,dc=za failed to add entry: Bad file descriptor at /usr/sbin/smbldap-populate line 388, <GEN1> line 2. adding new entry: ou=Users,dc=newingtoncs,dc=co,dc=za failed to add entry: Bad file descriptor at /usr/sbin/smbldap-populate line 388, <GEN1> line 3. adding new entry: ou=Groups,dc=newingtoncs,dc=co,dc=za failed to add entry: Bad file descriptor at /usr/sbin/smbldap-populate line 388, <GEN1> line 4. adding new entry: ou=Computers,dc=newingtoncs,dc=co,dc=za failed to add entry: Bad file descriptor at /usr/sbin/smbldap-populate line 388, <GEN1> line 5. adding new entry: ou=Idmap,dc=newingtoncs,dc=co,dc=za failed to add entry: Bad file descriptor at /usr/sbin/smbldap-populate line 388, <GEN1> line 6. adding new entry: cn=NextFreeUnixId,dc=newingtoncs,dc=co,dc=za failed to add entry: Bad file descriptor at /usr/sbin/smbldap-populate line 388, <GEN1> line 7. adding new entry: uid=Administrator,ou=Users,dc=newingtoncs,dc=co,dc=za failed to add entry: Bad file descriptor at /usr/sbin/smbldap-populate line 388, <GEN1> line 8. adding new entry: uid=nobody,ou=Users,dc=newingtoncs,dc=co,dc=za failed to add entry: Bad file descriptor at /usr/sbin/smbldap-populate line 388, <GEN1> line 9. adding new entry: cn=Domain Admins,ou=Groups,dc=newingtoncs,dc=co,dc=za failed to add entry: Bad file descriptor at /usr/sbin/smbldap-populate line 388, <GEN1> line 10. adding new entry: cn=Domain Users,ou=Groups,dc=newingtoncs,dc=co,dc=za failed to add entry: Bad file descriptor at /usr/sbin/smbldap-populate line 388, <GEN1> line 11. adding new entry: cn=Domain Guests,ou=Groups,dc=newingtoncs,dc=co,dc=za failed to add entry: Bad file descriptor at /usr/sbin/smbldap-populate line 388, <GEN1> line 19. adding new entry: cn=Print Operators,ou=Groups,dc=newingtoncs,dc=co,dc=za failed to add entry: Bad file descriptor at /usr/sbin/smbldap-populate line 388, <GEN1> line 20. adding new entry: cn=Backup Operators,ou=Groups,dc=newingtoncs,dc=co,dc=za failed to add entry: Can't contact LDAP server at /usr/sbin/smbldap-populate line 388, <GEN1> line 21. adding new entry: cn=Replicators,ou=Groups,dc=newingtoncs,dc=co,dc=za failed to add entry: Can't contact LDAP server at /usr/sbin/smbldap-populate line 388, <GEN1> line 21. Thanks -- Kind regards Hans du Plooy Newington Consulting Services hansdp at newingtoncs dot co dot za -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba