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@nolade nolade commented Apr 11, 2025

Added information to Introduction >> Troubleshooting >> Connectivity section

…ntroduction >> Troubleshooting >> Connectivity section

*Method 1: Cleartext password*

`su -s /bin/bash - {freeradius_user}`
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this just runs bash, and not wbinfo ?

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yes, basic auth tested initially w/o wbinfo. I've updated this section with explanation.


If the winbind service is failing, you need to investigate the cause and restart it. If winbind still can’t authenticate users, it may be an AD connection issue or a configuration problem.

For instance, the trust relationship between the local machine and AD is no longer valid. Verify the trust relationship by entering the command:
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on the RFADIUS server, but the Samba net tool has to be installed:

https://www.samba.org/~ab/output/htmldocs/manpages-3/net.8.html

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added a note re: install the sambanet tool to test/troubleshoot network connections.

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Merged in manually with some tweaks.

@alandekok alandekok closed this May 8, 2025
@nolade nolade deleted the doc-cd-import-winbind branch June 16, 2025 17:06
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