Bug#191082: libc6: random nss lookup results
On Tue, 2003-04-29 at 10:48, GOTO Masanori wrote:
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> > However, if I try to login as root on the console many times with
> > the above configuration and the LDAP server unreachable, it finally
> > succeeds.
>
> This means that if "ldap" is added in nsswitch.conf, then root cannot
> login on the console, but after a lot of trial, finally root can login?
Yes exactly, but only when the LDAP server cannot be reached (by downing
the Ethernet interface for instance). If the LDAP server is reachable
then root can login smoothly.
>
> > Please note that I performed these tests without having nscd running.
>
> Why don't you use simply "compat"?
>
Well, I thought 'compat' delegates queries to NIS, not to LDAP. But if
there is a way to do the same with LDAP, I'd be happy to try.
Regards,
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rnf
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