--- samba-3.0.26a.orig/source/libaddns/dnsgss.c	2007-03-20 23:25:36.000000000 +0100
+++ samba-3.0.26a/source/libaddns/dnsgss.c	2007-09-12 15:27:07.000000000 +0200
@@ -219,8 +219,6 @@
 	gss_buffer_desc input_name;
 	struct dns_connection *conn;
 
-	gss_name_t targ_name;
-
 	krb5_principal host_principal;
 	krb5_context krb_ctx = NULL;
 
@@ -252,29 +250,10 @@
 	krb5_init_context( &krb_ctx );
 	krb5_parse_name( krb_ctx, targetname, &host_principal );
 
-	/* don't free the principal until after you call
-	   gss_release_name() or else you'll get a segv
-	   as the krb5_copy_principal() does a structure 
-	   copy and not a deep copy.    --jerry*/
-
-	input_name.value = &host_principal;
-	input_name.length = sizeof( host_principal );
-
-	major = gss_import_name( &minor, &input_name,
-				 &nt_host_oid_desc, &targ_name );
-
-	if (major) {
-		krb5_free_principal( krb_ctx, host_principal );
-		krb5_free_context( krb_ctx );
-		err = ERROR_DNS_GSS_ERROR;
-		goto error;
-	}
-
 	err = dns_negotiate_gss_ctx_int(mem_ctx, conn, keyname, 
-					targ_name, gss_ctx, srv_type );
-	
-	gss_release_name( &minor, &targ_name );
+					host_principal, gss_ctx, srv_type );
 
+	
 	/* now we can free the principal */
 
 	krb5_free_principal( krb_ctx, host_principal );