> Now, what seems suspicious (to me, at least !) is the line : > ads_dns_lookup_srv: Failed to resolve _ldap._tcp.pdc._msdcs.CORP > (Connection timed out) > > Shouldn't it try to resolve "_ldap._tcp.pdc._msdcs.CORP.NET" instead ? Now I've tried running it through dbx (dbx) where =>[1] ads_dns_lookup_srv(0x87dd2e8, 0x87de1c8, 0x8047008, 0x804700c), at 0x822ff84 [2] ads_dns_query_internal(0x87dd2e8, 0x86c1630, 0x86c162c, 0x87ddef0, 0x87d8668, 0x8047008, 0x804700c, 0x8230d3f), at 0x8230d1f [3] ads_dns_query_dcs(0x87dd2e8, 0x87ddef0, 0x87d8668, 0x8047008, 0x804700c, 0xfe8c297c, 0xfe940680, 0x8574b79), at 0x8230d6b [4] discover_dc_dns(0x87dd2e8, 0x87ddef0, 0x0, 0x40001011, 0x87d8668, 0x8047058, 0x804705c, 0x857562f), at 0x8574c18 [5] dsgetdcname_rediscover(0x87dd2e8, 0x87dc2f8, 0x87ddef0, 0x0, 0x40001011, 0x87d8668, 0x804709c, 0x857581d), at 0x85756b2 [6] dsgetdcname(0x87dd2e8, 0x87dc2f8, 0x87ddef0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x40001011, 0x80470ec, 0x858aa71), at 0x8575960 [7] libnet_DomainJoin(0x87dd2e8, 0x87dd580, 0x28, 0x858ae05), at 0x858aaa2 [8] libnet_Join(0x87dd2e8, 0x87dd580, 0x80471f8, 0x80dfe08), at 0x858aec9 [9] net_ads_join(0x87d8ad0, 0x0, 0x87d9d6c, 0x8115a91), at 0x80e00bd [10] net_run_function(0x87d8ad0, 0x1, 0x87d9d68, 0x85edf5c, 0x8047270, 0x8047270, 0x87b9ee0, 0x190), at 0x8115af9 [11] net_ads(0x87d8ad0, 0x1, 0x87d9d68, 0x8115a91), at 0x80e30b1 [12] net_run_function(0x87d8ad0, 0x2, 0x87d9d64, 0x85ec140, 0x87b9b58, 0x87dc280, 0x80479b8, 0x80dbed5), at 0x8115af9 [13] main(0x5, 0x80479e4, 0x80479fc, 0x80daa4f), at 0x80dbf84 The log is the same, but the argument seems correct (it has ".NET" at the end) 0x087de1c8: "_ldap._tcp.Site-Paris._sites.dc._msdcs.CORP.NET" i'll cool down and think about it again tomorrow.. I've probably missed something stupid -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba