[X-Servers] KDC will not run - "Unable to bind to Parent" error?

[Frank Flynn]

It's set up as an open directory master.  It seemed from the 
documentation that I needed to do that so other machines could 
authenticate from it - is that not right?

Frank


On Sep 22, 2004, at 12:00 PM, 
x-servers-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com wrote:

> Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 12:47:44 -0400
> From: Rich Trouton <flounder at mac.com>
> Subject: Re: [X-Servers] KDC will not run - "Unable to bind to Parent"
> 	error?
> To: "A place to discuss Mac OS X Server and server software on Mac OS
> 	X."	<x-servers at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
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> Do you have your server set up as an Open Directory master, or as a
> standalone server?
>
> 	Rich
>
> On Sep 22, 2004, at 12:29 PM, Frank Flynn wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have an xServer and i want to have it authenticate users on other
>> Macs in the office.
>>
>> The server is up and working, users can login to it.  But the clients
>> cannot authenticate through this server - a quick look in the "Open
>> Directory" shows the KDC is "stopped".  Looking in the logs shows this
>> "Unable to bind to parent" error everytime the server starts up.
>>
>> I think I have DNS set up properly - it can ping itself and the rest
>> of the internet (by name) is there a better way to test?
>>
>> Does anyone know what this is?  Or does anyone know of a step by step
>> guide to walk me through setting up authentication?
>>
>> Frank
>>