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Re: Attempting Active Directory Bindings in 10.4.3

On 17 Nov 2005, at 20:29, John Buell wrote:

I'd recommend both ways.  First by FQDN simply because that's how we
do it here.  Then try via IP address.  The reason for FQDN is that
someday your DC will be upgraded and it's IP address may change.  Of
course if DNS is the issue that's something else entirely...


Okay, tried this with the name of one of our four DCs (after trying IP
addresses on two of them). No change.

We have 3 domain controllers and the default configuration is for the Mac to pick a DC. On occasion, this fails and we only get success by specifying a single DC. Sometimes the first choice also fails to allow a successful bind and we have to try the next one. It only happens intermittently, and we've never gotten to the bottom of the problem, but I think I have seen binds fail on different DCs at different times.

So, for all the time it will cost you, I'd try with the other three as well - if for no other reason than to rule this out.

bfn
Gary Smith
IT Services (Server Admin)
Glasgow Caledonian University
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