Re: I have successfully configured LDAP auth, why then does it still depend on /etc/passwd?
From: ynotssor ("ynotssor")
Date: 11/01/03
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Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 21:39:49 -0800
"Johnny Cash" <meaneyedcat@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I have set up LDAP authentication for my server. It is RH9
> authenticating against a Active Directory Server. I know it is working
> because I can log in using my Active Directory username and password.
> However, if the user is not present in the /etc/passwd file, the user
> can not log in.
>
> My server is inteded to authenticate 200+ users. Am I required to
> enter all 200 users into my passwd account? I thought that I would be
> able to use LDAP and that would be it.
>
> Any help/suggestions you may have are eagerly welcomed!
> BCOT.
Are your /etc/nsswitch.conf and /etc/libnss-ldap.conf files setup properly?
Examine the examples at:
http://www.metaconsultancy.com/whitepapers/ldap-linux.htm
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