Re: [Samba] openldap integration failed after power cut

2012-02-20 Thread Adam Tauno Williams
On Mon, 2012-02-20 at 12:13 +, Fergus Clarke wrote:
> running ldapsearch -x on the primary LDAP server fails, it gives
> [root@servername ~]# ldapsearch -x
> ldap_bind: Can't contact LDAP server (-1)
> And yet on that server the Zimbra instance appears to be fine.
> Can you suggest any further diagnosis of the LDAP on that server, or action I 
> might take?

Yes, research the problem.

On the DSA [LDAP server] is the slapd server listening on the expected
port?

netstat --listen --tcp --program

Given the contents of /etc/openldap/ldap.conf [or wherever your client
LDAP config is] - does the hostname specified there resolve?  Is the
port specified the same the server is listening on?  Can you "telnet
hostname port-number" from the client and get a connection?

All this is just standard debugging steps.


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Re: [Samba] openldap integration failed after power cut

2012-02-20 Thread Fergus Clarke
Hi

running ldapsearch -x on the primary LDAP server fails, it gives

[root@servername ~]# ldapsearch -x
ldap_bind: Can't contact LDAP server (-1)

And yet on that server the Zimbra instance appears to be fine.

Can you suggest any further diagnosis of the LDAP on that server, or action I 
might take?

Many Thanks

Fergus


- Original Message -
From: "Gaiseric Vandal" 
To: "Fergus Clarke" 
Cc: samba@lists.samba.org
Sent: Monday, 13 February, 2012 6:32:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Samba] openldap integration failed after power cut

try ldapsearch with "-x" for simple (non sasl) authentication.

On 02/13/2012 01:29 PM, Fergus Clarke wrote:
> Hi
>
> Thanks for your reply, much appreciated.
>
> When I run ldapsearch on the Samba server it prompts me for a password and 
> this fails when tried with the credentials for the ldap bind account 
> specified in smb.conf, also with the root pw for either machine, as follows:
>
> ldap_sasl_interactive_bind_s: Invalid credentials (49)
>
> I have tried resetting the smbpasswd -w as you suggested and setting the bind 
> account password to the same on the ldap server, but i still get this 
> message.  This suggests you are right and it is a credentials issue, is there 
> anything I need to do beyond
>
> smbpasswd -w  on the samba machine
> and passwd  on ldap server
> ?
>
> The LDAP does appear to be running on the primary LDAP server as I can look 
> at it on the console of the (unused) instance of zimbra on there, it looks 
> OK.  That said if I do a ldapsearch on the that machine I get an error:
>
> [root@primaryldapserver cacerts]# ldapsearch
> ldap_sasl_interactive_bind_s: Can't contact LDAP server (-1)
>
> Regards
>
> Fergus
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Gaiseric Vandal"
> To: samba@lists.samba.org
> Sent: Monday, 13 February, 2012 5:51:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [Samba] openldap integration failed after power cut
>
> Can you use "ldapsearch" or a GUI Ldap browser/editor (e.g. Apache
> Directory Studio) to make sure that your primary LDAP server really is
> working .  Verify that the credentials are good.
>
> You may need to re enter the ldap pw in samba if your  password store
> got corrupted
>
> # smbpasswd -w LDAPBINDPW
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 02/13/2012 11:12 AM, Fergus Clarke wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> We have a Samba server that authenticates with an openldap server.  Or it 
>> used to.
>> We had a power cut last week and after a bit of struggling everything came 
>> back, but not Samba.
>> Previously our smb.conf file included the line
>>
>> passdb backend = ldapsam:ldap://server.domain.net/
>>
>> With this line in place the connection to the LDAP server fails, and peoples 
>> shares drop off every few minutes.  I changed this to point to our 2nd, 
>> backup ldap server and now shares and logon work again.  I need to get 
>> communication started again between our Samba and primary LDAP server.
>>
>> Symptoms include the following: (with the new config, ie pointing at the 
>> backup ldap server)
>>
>> On the samba server:
>>
>> servername:/etc/samba# smbclient '\\servername\data'
>> WARNING: The "printer admin" option is deprecated
>> Enter root's password:
>> session setup failed: NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE
>>
>> but
>>
>> servername:/etc/samba# smbclient -L localhost -U%
>> WARNING: The "printer admin" option is deprecated
>> Domain=[DOMAIN] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.2.5]
>>
>>  Sharename   Type  Comment
>>  -     ---
>>  netlogonDisk  Network Logon Service
>>  print$  Disk  Printer Drivers
>>
>> etc
>>
>> also:
>>
>> servername:/etc/samba# pdbedit -u username -c "[X]"
>> doing parameter syslog = 1
>> doing parameter log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
>> doing parameter max log size = 1000
>> doing parameter smb ports = 139
>> doing parameter name resolve order = wins bcast hosts
>> doing parameter printcap name = cups
>> doing parameter add user script = /usr/sbin/adduser --quiet 
>> --disabled-password --gecos "" %u
>> doing parameter add machine script = /usr/sbin/smbldap-useradd -w %m
>> doing parameter logon script = logon.cmd
>> doing parameter logon path = \\server.domain.net\%U\profile
>> doing parameter logon home = \\server.domain.net\%U
>> doing parameter domain logons = Yes
>> doing parameter os level = 33
>> doing parameter preferred master = Yes
>> doing para

Re: [Samba] openldap integration failed after power cut

2012-02-13 Thread Gaiseric Vandal

try ldapsearch with "-x" for simple (non sasl) authentication.

On 02/13/2012 01:29 PM, Fergus Clarke wrote:

Hi

Thanks for your reply, much appreciated.

When I run ldapsearch on the Samba server it prompts me for a password and this 
fails when tried with the credentials for the ldap bind account specified in 
smb.conf, also with the root pw for either machine, as follows:

ldap_sasl_interactive_bind_s: Invalid credentials (49)

I have tried resetting the smbpasswd -w as you suggested and setting the bind 
account password to the same on the ldap server, but i still get this message.  
This suggests you are right and it is a credentials issue, is there anything I 
need to do beyond

smbpasswd -w  on the samba machine
and passwd  on ldap server
?

The LDAP does appear to be running on the primary LDAP server as I can look at 
it on the console of the (unused) instance of zimbra on there, it looks OK.  
That said if I do a ldapsearch on the that machine I get an error:

[root@primaryldapserver cacerts]# ldapsearch
ldap_sasl_interactive_bind_s: Can't contact LDAP server (-1)

Regards

Fergus


- Original Message -
From: "Gaiseric Vandal"
To: samba@lists.samba.org
Sent: Monday, 13 February, 2012 5:51:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Samba] openldap integration failed after power cut

Can you use "ldapsearch" or a GUI Ldap browser/editor (e.g. Apache
Directory Studio) to make sure that your primary LDAP server really is
working .  Verify that the credentials are good.

You may need to re enter the ldap pw in samba if your  password store
got corrupted

# smbpasswd -w LDAPBINDPW






On 02/13/2012 11:12 AM, Fergus Clarke wrote:

Hi

We have a Samba server that authenticates with an openldap server.  Or it used 
to.
We had a power cut last week and after a bit of struggling everything came 
back, but not Samba.
Previously our smb.conf file included the line

passdb backend = ldapsam:ldap://server.domain.net/

With this line in place the connection to the LDAP server fails, and peoples 
shares drop off every few minutes.  I changed this to point to our 2nd, backup 
ldap server and now shares and logon work again.  I need to get communication 
started again between our Samba and primary LDAP server.

Symptoms include the following: (with the new config, ie pointing at the backup 
ldap server)

On the samba server:

servername:/etc/samba# smbclient '\\servername\data'
WARNING: The "printer admin" option is deprecated
Enter root's password:
session setup failed: NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE

but

servername:/etc/samba# smbclient -L localhost -U%
WARNING: The "printer admin" option is deprecated
Domain=[DOMAIN] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.2.5]

Sharename   Type  Comment
-     ---
netlogonDisk  Network Logon Service
print$  Disk  Printer Drivers

etc

also:

servername:/etc/samba# pdbedit -u username -c "[X]"
doing parameter syslog = 1
doing parameter log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
doing parameter max log size = 1000
doing parameter smb ports = 139
doing parameter name resolve order = wins bcast hosts
doing parameter printcap name = cups
doing parameter add user script = /usr/sbin/adduser --quiet --disabled-password --gecos 
"" %u
doing parameter add machine script = /usr/sbin/smbldap-useradd -w %m
doing parameter logon script = logon.cmd
doing parameter logon path = \\server.domain.net\%U\profile
doing parameter logon home = \\server.domain.net\%U
doing parameter domain logons = Yes
doing parameter os level = 33
doing parameter preferred master = Yes
doing parameter domain master = Yes
doing parameter dns proxy = No
doing parameter wins support = Yes
doing parameter ldap admin dn = "uid=username,cn=admins,cn=thenameofthecn"
doing parameter ldap group suffix = ou=groups
doing parameter ldap machine suffix = ou=machines
doing parameter ldap passwd sync = Yes
doing parameter ldap suffix = dc=ixico,dc=com
doing parameter ldap user suffix = ou=people
doing parameter panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
pm_process() returned Yes
smbldap_search_domain_info: Searching 
for:[(&(objectClass=sambaDomain)(sambaDomainName=DOMAIN))]
smbldap_open_connection: connection opened
ldap_connect_system: successful connection to the LDAP server
The LDAP server is successfully connected
smbldap_search_domain_info: Searching 
for:[(&(objectClass=sambaDomain)(sambaDomainName=DOMAIN))]
smbldap_open_connection: connection opened
ldap_connect_system: successful connection to the LDAP server
The LDAP server is successfully connected
init_sam_from_ldap: Entry found for user: username
ldapsam_update_sam_account: user username to be modified has dn: 
uid=username,ou=people,dc=domain,dc=com
init_ldap_from_sam: Setting entry for user: username
Unable to modify entry!


If I change the setting back to point at our original LDAP server I get the 
fol

Re: [Samba] openldap integration failed after power cut

2012-02-13 Thread Fergus Clarke
Hi

Thanks for your reply, much appreciated.

When I run ldapsearch on the Samba server it prompts me for a password and this 
fails when tried with the credentials for the ldap bind account specified in 
smb.conf, also with the root pw for either machine, as follows:

ldap_sasl_interactive_bind_s: Invalid credentials (49)

I have tried resetting the smbpasswd -w as you suggested and setting the bind 
account password to the same on the ldap server, but i still get this message.  
This suggests you are right and it is a credentials issue, is there anything I 
need to do beyond

smbpasswd -w  on the samba machine
and passwd  on ldap server
?

The LDAP does appear to be running on the primary LDAP server as I can look at 
it on the console of the (unused) instance of zimbra on there, it looks OK.  
That said if I do a ldapsearch on the that machine I get an error:

[root@primaryldapserver cacerts]# ldapsearch
ldap_sasl_interactive_bind_s: Can't contact LDAP server (-1)

Regards

Fergus


- Original Message -
From: "Gaiseric Vandal" 
To: samba@lists.samba.org
Sent: Monday, 13 February, 2012 5:51:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Samba] openldap integration failed after power cut

Can you use "ldapsearch" or a GUI Ldap browser/editor (e.g. Apache 
Directory Studio) to make sure that your primary LDAP server really is 
working .  Verify that the credentials are good.

You may need to re enter the ldap pw in samba if your  password store  
got corrupted

# smbpasswd -w LDAPBINDPW






On 02/13/2012 11:12 AM, Fergus Clarke wrote:
> Hi
>
> We have a Samba server that authenticates with an openldap server.  Or it 
> used to.
> We had a power cut last week and after a bit of struggling everything came 
> back, but not Samba.
> Previously our smb.conf file included the line
>
> passdb backend = ldapsam:ldap://server.domain.net/
>
> With this line in place the connection to the LDAP server fails, and peoples 
> shares drop off every few minutes.  I changed this to point to our 2nd, 
> backup ldap server and now shares and logon work again.  I need to get 
> communication started again between our Samba and primary LDAP server.
>
> Symptoms include the following: (with the new config, ie pointing at the 
> backup ldap server)
>
> On the samba server:
>
> servername:/etc/samba# smbclient '\\servername\data'
> WARNING: The "printer admin" option is deprecated
> Enter root's password:
> session setup failed: NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE
>
> but
>
> servername:/etc/samba# smbclient -L localhost -U%
> WARNING: The "printer admin" option is deprecated
> Domain=[DOMAIN] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.2.5]
>
>   Sharename   Type  Comment
>   -     ---
>   netlogonDisk  Network Logon Service
>   print$  Disk  Printer Drivers
>
> etc
>
> also:
>
> servername:/etc/samba# pdbedit -u username -c "[X]"
> doing parameter syslog = 1
> doing parameter log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
> doing parameter max log size = 1000
> doing parameter smb ports = 139
> doing parameter name resolve order = wins bcast hosts
> doing parameter printcap name = cups
> doing parameter add user script = /usr/sbin/adduser --quiet 
> --disabled-password --gecos "" %u
> doing parameter add machine script = /usr/sbin/smbldap-useradd -w %m
> doing parameter logon script = logon.cmd
> doing parameter logon path = \\server.domain.net\%U\profile
> doing parameter logon home = \\server.domain.net\%U
> doing parameter domain logons = Yes
> doing parameter os level = 33
> doing parameter preferred master = Yes
> doing parameter domain master = Yes
> doing parameter dns proxy = No
> doing parameter wins support = Yes
> doing parameter ldap admin dn = "uid=username,cn=admins,cn=thenameofthecn"
> doing parameter ldap group suffix = ou=groups
> doing parameter ldap machine suffix = ou=machines
> doing parameter ldap passwd sync = Yes
> doing parameter ldap suffix = dc=ixico,dc=com
> doing parameter ldap user suffix = ou=people
> doing parameter panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
> pm_process() returned Yes
> smbldap_search_domain_info: Searching 
> for:[(&(objectClass=sambaDomain)(sambaDomainName=DOMAIN))]
> smbldap_open_connection: connection opened
> ldap_connect_system: successful connection to the LDAP server
> The LDAP server is successfully connected
> smbldap_search_domain_info: Searching 
> for:[(&(objectClass=sambaDomain)(sambaDomainName=DOMAIN))]
> smbldap_open_connection: connection opened
> ldap_connect_system: successful connection to the LDAP server
> The LDAP server is successfully connected
> init_sam_from_ldap: Entry found for user: username
> ldapsam_u

Re: [Samba] openldap integration failed after power cut

2012-02-13 Thread Gaiseric Vandal
Can you use "ldapsearch" or a GUI Ldap browser/editor (e.g. Apache 
Directory Studio) to make sure that your primary LDAP server really is 
working .  Verify that the credentials are good.


You may need to re enter the ldap pw in samba if your  password store  
got corrupted


# smbpasswd -w LDAPBINDPW






On 02/13/2012 11:12 AM, Fergus Clarke wrote:

Hi

We have a Samba server that authenticates with an openldap server.  Or it used 
to.
We had a power cut last week and after a bit of struggling everything came 
back, but not Samba.
Previously our smb.conf file included the line

passdb backend = ldapsam:ldap://server.domain.net/

With this line in place the connection to the LDAP server fails, and peoples 
shares drop off every few minutes.  I changed this to point to our 2nd, backup 
ldap server and now shares and logon work again.  I need to get communication 
started again between our Samba and primary LDAP server.

Symptoms include the following: (with the new config, ie pointing at the backup 
ldap server)

On the samba server:

servername:/etc/samba# smbclient '\\servername\data'
WARNING: The "printer admin" option is deprecated
Enter root's password:
session setup failed: NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE

but

servername:/etc/samba# smbclient -L localhost -U%
WARNING: The "printer admin" option is deprecated
Domain=[DOMAIN] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.2.5]

Sharename   Type  Comment
-     ---
netlogonDisk  Network Logon Service
print$  Disk  Printer Drivers

etc

also:

servername:/etc/samba# pdbedit -u username -c "[X]"
doing parameter syslog = 1
doing parameter log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
doing parameter max log size = 1000
doing parameter smb ports = 139
doing parameter name resolve order = wins bcast hosts
doing parameter printcap name = cups
doing parameter add user script = /usr/sbin/adduser --quiet --disabled-password --gecos 
"" %u
doing parameter add machine script = /usr/sbin/smbldap-useradd -w %m
doing parameter logon script = logon.cmd
doing parameter logon path = \\server.domain.net\%U\profile
doing parameter logon home = \\server.domain.net\%U
doing parameter domain logons = Yes
doing parameter os level = 33
doing parameter preferred master = Yes
doing parameter domain master = Yes
doing parameter dns proxy = No
doing parameter wins support = Yes
doing parameter ldap admin dn = "uid=username,cn=admins,cn=thenameofthecn"
doing parameter ldap group suffix = ou=groups
doing parameter ldap machine suffix = ou=machines
doing parameter ldap passwd sync = Yes
doing parameter ldap suffix = dc=ixico,dc=com
doing parameter ldap user suffix = ou=people
doing parameter panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
pm_process() returned Yes
smbldap_search_domain_info: Searching 
for:[(&(objectClass=sambaDomain)(sambaDomainName=DOMAIN))]
smbldap_open_connection: connection opened
ldap_connect_system: successful connection to the LDAP server
The LDAP server is successfully connected
smbldap_search_domain_info: Searching 
for:[(&(objectClass=sambaDomain)(sambaDomainName=DOMAIN))]
smbldap_open_connection: connection opened
ldap_connect_system: successful connection to the LDAP server
The LDAP server is successfully connected
init_sam_from_ldap: Entry found for user: username
ldapsam_update_sam_account: user username to be modified has dn: 
uid=username,ou=people,dc=domain,dc=com
init_ldap_from_sam: Setting entry for user: username
Unable to modify entry!


If I change the setting back to point at our original LDAP server I get the 
following errors, for example:


servername:/etc/samba# pdbedit -u username -c "[X]"
doing parameter syslog = 1
doing parameter log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
doing parameter max log size = 1000
doing parameter smb ports = 139
doing parameter name resolve order = wins bcast hosts
doing parameter printcap name = cups
doing parameter add user script = /usr/sbin/adduser --quiet --disabled-password --gecos 
"" %u
doing parameter add machine script = /usr/sbin/smbldap-useradd -w %m
doing parameter logon script = logon.cmd
doing parameter logon path = \\server.domain.net\%U\profile
doing parameter logon home = \\server.domain.net\%U
doing parameter domain logons = Yes
doing parameter os level = 33
doing parameter preferred master = Yes
doing parameter domain master = Yes
doing parameter dns proxy = No
doing parameter wins support = Yes
doing parameter ldap admin dn = "uid=user,cn=admins,cn=relevantcn"
doing parameter ldap group suffix = ou=groups
doing parameter ldap machine suffix = ou=machines
doing parameter ldap passwd sync = Yes
doing parameter ldap suffix = dc=domain,dc=com
doing parameter ldap user suffix = ou=people
doing parameter panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
pm_process() returned Yes
smbldap_search_domain_info: Searching 
for:[(&(objectClass=sambaDomain)(sambaDomainName=DOMAIN))]
smbldap_open_connection: connection opened
failed to bind to server ldap://ldap2.doma

[Samba] openldap integration failed after power cut

2012-02-13 Thread Fergus Clarke
Hi

We have a Samba server that authenticates with an openldap server.  Or it used 
to.
We had a power cut last week and after a bit of struggling everything came 
back, but not Samba.
Previously our smb.conf file included the line

passdb backend = ldapsam:ldap://server.domain.net/

With this line in place the connection to the LDAP server fails, and peoples 
shares drop off every few minutes.  I changed this to point to our 2nd, backup 
ldap server and now shares and logon work again.  I need to get communication 
started again between our Samba and primary LDAP server.

Symptoms include the following: (with the new config, ie pointing at the backup 
ldap server)

On the samba server:

servername:/etc/samba# smbclient '\\servername\data'
WARNING: The "printer admin" option is deprecated
Enter root's password: 
session setup failed: NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE

but

servername:/etc/samba# smbclient -L localhost -U%
WARNING: The "printer admin" option is deprecated
Domain=[DOMAIN] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.2.5]

Sharename   Type  Comment
-     ---
netlogonDisk  Network Logon Service
print$  Disk  Printer Drivers

etc

also:

servername:/etc/samba# pdbedit -u username -c "[X]"
doing parameter syslog = 1
doing parameter log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
doing parameter max log size = 1000
doing parameter smb ports = 139
doing parameter name resolve order = wins bcast hosts
doing parameter printcap name = cups
doing parameter add user script = /usr/sbin/adduser --quiet --disabled-password 
--gecos "" %u
doing parameter add machine script = /usr/sbin/smbldap-useradd -w %m
doing parameter logon script = logon.cmd
doing parameter logon path = \\server.domain.net\%U\profile
doing parameter logon home = \\server.domain.net\%U
doing parameter domain logons = Yes
doing parameter os level = 33
doing parameter preferred master = Yes
doing parameter domain master = Yes
doing parameter dns proxy = No
doing parameter wins support = Yes
doing parameter ldap admin dn = "uid=username,cn=admins,cn=thenameofthecn"
doing parameter ldap group suffix = ou=groups
doing parameter ldap machine suffix = ou=machines
doing parameter ldap passwd sync = Yes
doing parameter ldap suffix = dc=ixico,dc=com
doing parameter ldap user suffix = ou=people
doing parameter panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
pm_process() returned Yes
smbldap_search_domain_info: Searching 
for:[(&(objectClass=sambaDomain)(sambaDomainName=DOMAIN))]
smbldap_open_connection: connection opened
ldap_connect_system: successful connection to the LDAP server
The LDAP server is successfully connected
smbldap_search_domain_info: Searching 
for:[(&(objectClass=sambaDomain)(sambaDomainName=DOMAIN))]
smbldap_open_connection: connection opened
ldap_connect_system: successful connection to the LDAP server
The LDAP server is successfully connected
init_sam_from_ldap: Entry found for user: username
ldapsam_update_sam_account: user username to be modified has dn: 
uid=username,ou=people,dc=domain,dc=com
init_ldap_from_sam: Setting entry for user: username
Unable to modify entry!


If I change the setting back to point at our original LDAP server I get the 
following errors, for example:


servername:/etc/samba# pdbedit -u username -c "[X]"
doing parameter syslog = 1
doing parameter log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
doing parameter max log size = 1000
doing parameter smb ports = 139
doing parameter name resolve order = wins bcast hosts
doing parameter printcap name = cups
doing parameter add user script = /usr/sbin/adduser --quiet --disabled-password 
--gecos "" %u
doing parameter add machine script = /usr/sbin/smbldap-useradd -w %m
doing parameter logon script = logon.cmd
doing parameter logon path = \\server.domain.net\%U\profile
doing parameter logon home = \\server.domain.net\%U
doing parameter domain logons = Yes
doing parameter os level = 33
doing parameter preferred master = Yes
doing parameter domain master = Yes
doing parameter dns proxy = No
doing parameter wins support = Yes
doing parameter ldap admin dn = "uid=user,cn=admins,cn=relevantcn"
doing parameter ldap group suffix = ou=groups
doing parameter ldap machine suffix = ou=machines
doing parameter ldap passwd sync = Yes
doing parameter ldap suffix = dc=domain,dc=com
doing parameter ldap user suffix = ou=people
doing parameter panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
pm_process() returned Yes
smbldap_search_domain_info: Searching 
for:[(&(objectClass=sambaDomain)(sambaDomainName=DOMAIN))]
smbldap_open_connection: connection opened
failed to bind to server ldap://ldap2.domain.net/ with 
dn="uid=username,cn=admins,cn=thecn" Error: Can't contact LDAP server
(unknown)
Connection to LDAP server failed for the 1 try!
smbldap_open_connection: connection opened
failed to bind to server ldap://ldap2.domain.net/ with 
dn="uid=username,cn=admins,cn=thecn" Error: Can't contact LDAP server

etc

but I can ping the LDAP server