Thanks! That was it...... of course that means there is a mistake on p.100 of the howto pdf in the samba distribution! Howard Quoting Carsten Zimmermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello Howard. > Check your slapd.conf - You should load the nis.schema before the > samba.scheme > > Carsten > > > "Howard Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hi, > > > > I'm having trouble installing the LDAP support for Samba passwords. > I > confess > > I am no LDAP expert... but.... With the latest version of samba > 3.0beta I > > install the ldap.conf entries on on restart get this... > > > > Shutting down ldap-server > > done > > Starting ldap-server/etc/openldap/schema/samba.schema: line 318: > AttributeType > > not found: "gidNumber" > > startproc: exit status of parent of /usr/lib/openldap/slapd: 1 > > > > failed > > > > Any pointers appreciated > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > > > > -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba