I am a graduate student in the science field with extensive medical research experience. I believe that anything medically related, including drugs, remedies, procedures, surgeries, etc need to be tested with rigorous scientific method. Without PROOF, these things should never, ever gain ground. Unfortunately, most people are not trained in science, and even those that are can get mixed up in the vast sea of misinformation. You must understand: science is ever-evolving.

Those big prescription painkillers have gone through years and many phases of testing, and a ton of money has been spent on making sure they are safe in humans. It is possible in 10 yrs we will discover that those drugs have been slowly degrading enzymes in your liver, which is leading to deleterious long-term side effects. While unfortunate, we will learn from these events and improve the drugs. The beauty of the medical field is that it strongly relies on science. It may not be perfect, but it never will be. What many people simply do not grasp is how incredibly complex the human body is! Please, do yourself a favor, and look at the cellular pathway of apoptosis:

http://www.sabiosciences.com/pathway.php?sn=Cellular_Apoptosis_Pathway

Now tell me that cell death is simple! All of those proteins behave a certain way, inhibiting or exciting other proteins. The possible combinations are endless! These chemical cascades are present for all kinds of cellular signaling. This is why cancer has not been cured. Like I said, things are not so simple.

When it comes to homeopathy, science seems to take a back seat. Deceit and propaganda prevail. First and foremost, homeopathic drugs are unregulated by the FDA. That means that there doesn’t need to be proof of efficacy or safety before going on the market. The companies can literally get away with murder! It is also often hard to find any scientific studies on these products. If they are actually based on scientific proof, one has to assess just how good the scientific study really is. Unless a trained scientist, uncovering flaws in research design, statistics, and conclusions is next to impossible.

Now, it doesn’t stop here. If the drug was rigorously tested, is there enough active ingredient in the product to actually cause an effect? If there is only 5 micrograms of the ingredient in the product (which is often undisclosed), and 50 micrograms was shown to be effective in the study, how are you so sure it will do anything? Furthermore, was the drug shown (at the taken dose) to be efficacious above and beyond a simple placebo? These are just a few concerns often unaddressed in homeopathy. It is possible some of the drugs do indeed work, but they are likely rare, and need to undergo significant testing just like any other legitimate drug.

It pays to question things, do your research, and avoid things that are too good to be true. If you don’t know where to start, adopt this simple lifestyle: Eat healthy, exercise, take a multi-vitamin, drink plenty of water, get plenty of sleep, and have good relationships with others. Moderation is the key as well. Do these things and you don’t need anything else. If you do have medical problems, see an MD and afterwards research his advice, the prescribed medications, and YOUR disease/problem. Thanks for reading, and I hope you live a pleasureful life!

I am running a SAMBA 3.5.8 Server on Solaris (non global zone) and trying to join MS2003 AD Server.
Indeed it´s possible to create the appropriate computer account in AD, but further authtication fails:

net ads join -d 7 -S hlsif000 -U ******

[2011/10/31 09:02:46.239017, 3] libads/sasl.c:791()
ads_sasl_spnego_bind: got server principal name = server$@sub.domain.DE
[2011/10/31 09:02:46.436305, 0] libads/sasl.c:821()
kinit succeeded but ads_sasl_spnego_krb5_bind failed: NT_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED
[2011/10/31 09:02:46.436725, 1] libnet/libnet_join.c:1978()
libnet_Join:
libnet_JoinCtx: struct libnet_JoinCtx
out: struct libnet_JoinCtx
account_name : NULL
netbios_domain_name : ‘HLB’
dns_domain_name : ‘sub.domain.de’
forest_name : ‘sub.domain.de’
dn : NULL
domain_sid : *
domain_sid : S-1-5-21-1691891752-616008026-1446451325
modified_config : 0×00 (0)
error_string : ‘failed to connect to AD: NT_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED’
domain_is_ad : 0×01 (1)
result : WERR_GENERAL_FAILURE
Failed to join domain: failed to connect to AD: NT_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED
[2011/10/31 09:02:46.437083, 2] utils/net.c:916()
return code = -1
root@int-app1

Perhaps I should say, that my winbind service produces following error all the time:
[2011/10/31 09:19:55.543982, 1] winbindd/winbindd_util.c:289()
Could not receive trustdoms

The configured parameter on AD-site for network security is: Send NTLMv2 response only/refuse LM.

Many thanks in advance
Alex

I have setup sambe as you mentioned. However I am getting error while adding the host to domain using net join command.

error:
Failed to join domain: The network name cannot be found

The linux host is able to ping/nslooup to domain controller with IP/name.
Please suggest what could be the reason.

thanks,
Prachi

failed due to [winbind client not authorized to use winbindd_pam_auth_crap. Ensure permissions on /var/cache/samba/winbindd_privileged are set correctly.]
[2011/07/21 18:30:26, 0] utils/ntlm_auth.c:manage_squid_ntlmssp_request(603)
NTLMSSP BH: NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED

MY KDC server info

LDAP server: 171.18.0.45
LDAP server name: bnsr259.platform.com
Realm: PLATFORM.COM
Bind Path: dc=PLATFORM,dc=COM
LDAP port: 389
Server time: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:34:57 IST
KDC server: 171.18.0.45
Server time offset: 180