Re: LDAP for accounts

[Daniel Sand <daniel.sand@innominate.com>]

Re,

Russell Coker wrote:

> dn: cn=test2, ou=Users, dc=coker, dc=com, dc=au
> objectClass: posixAccount
> cn: test2
> uid: test2
> uidNumber: 505
> gidNumber: 100
> homeDirectory: /tmp
> userPassword:: encrypted-string
> loginShell: /bin/sh
> gecos: testing
> description: testing
>
> I have the above in my LDAP directory.  I have the following in 
> /etc/libnss-ldap.conf:
> host 127.0.0.1
> base "ou=Users, dc=coker,dc=com,dc=au"
> ldap_version 2
> port 389
>
>
> My LDAP server (latest OpenLDAP) is running but I get the following results:
>
> root@lyta:/#!chown test2 /tmp/t
> chown: test2: invalid user
>
> I am at my wits end here.  I have tried every combination possible.  I am 
> sure that I am missing something that is trivial but really important.
>
> Please reply direct to me as I am not subscribed to this list.

Did you made the ldap entrys in the nsswitch.conf ?

--- [ SNIP ] ---

passwd:         ldap compat
group:          compat
shadow:         ldap compat

--- [ SNAP ] ---

L8ter Daniel

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