Re: [CentOS] nsswitch.conf, ldap, local groups problem

2008-08-27 Thread Craig White
On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 12:34 -0400, Mark Hennessy wrote: I'm using CentOS 5.0,5.1, and 5.2 on several systems where I'm seeing this problem. Hello, I'm seeing a weird problem that perhaps someone has run into with groups. First, a little background. I was made aware of a problem with

Re: [CentOS] nsswitch.conf, ldap, local groups problem

2008-08-27 Thread Mark Hennessy
Quoting Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 12:34 -0400, Mark Hennessy wrote: I'm using CentOS 5.0,5.1, and 5.2 on several systems where I'm seeing this problem. Hello, I'm seeing a weird problem that perhaps someone has run into with groups. First, a little background. I

Re: [CentOS] nsswitch.conf, ldap, local groups problem

2008-08-27 Thread Craig White
On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 14:53 -0400, Mark Hennessy wrote: Quoting Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 12:34 -0400, Mark Hennessy wrote: I'm using CentOS 5.0,5.1, and 5.2 on several systems where I'm seeing this problem. Hello, I'm seeing a weird problem that perhaps

Re: [CentOS] nsswitch.conf, ldap, local groups problem

2008-08-27 Thread Mark Hennessy
Quoting Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 14:53 -0400, Mark Hennessy wrote: Quoting Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 12:34 -0400, Mark Hennessy wrote: I'm using CentOS 5.0,5.1, and 5.2 on several systems where I'm seeing this problem. Hello, I'm

Re: [CentOS] nsswitch.conf, ldap, local groups problem

2008-08-27 Thread Craig White
On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 17:07 -0400, Mark Hennessy wrote: Quoting Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 14:53 -0400, Mark Hennessy wrote: Quoting Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 12:34 -0400, Mark Hennessy wrote: I'm using CentOS 5.0,5.1, and 5.2 on

Re: [CentOS] nsswitch.conf, ldap, local groups problem

2008-08-27 Thread Mark Hennessy
Quoting Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 17:07 -0400, Mark Hennessy wrote: Quoting Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 14:53 -0400, Mark Hennessy wrote: Quoting Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 12:34 -0400, Mark Hennessy wrote:

Re: [CentOS] nsswitch.conf, ldap, local groups problem

2008-08-27 Thread Craig White
On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 17:35 -0400, Mark Hennessy wrote: Quoting Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 17:07 -0400, Mark Hennessy wrote: Quoting Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 14:53 -0400, Mark Hennessy wrote: Quoting Craig White [EMAIL

Re: [CentOS] nsswitch.conf, ldap, local groups problem

2008-08-27 Thread Mark Hennessy
Quoting Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 17:35 -0400, Mark Hennessy wrote: Quoting Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 17:07 -0400, Mark Hennessy wrote: Quoting Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 14:53 -0400, Mark Hennessy wrote:

Re: [CentOS] nsswitch.conf, ldap, local groups problem

2008-08-27 Thread MHR
On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 2:56 PM, Mark Hennessy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Yes, I agree, it makes no sense to operate a machine with ldap accounts if it has no network connection, but at least one should be able to log in as root. To clarify, here's the

Re: [CentOS] nsswitch.conf, ldap, local groups problem

2008-08-27 Thread Craig White
On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 17:56 -0400, Mark Hennessy wrote: Quoting Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED]: well, it hardly makes any sense to use ldap for user accounts and start up with networking off but I would recommend that you adhere to the advice at the top of the file and run 'authconfig' or

Re: [CentOS] nsswitch.conf, ldap, local groups problem

2008-08-27 Thread nate
Mark Hennessy wrote: perhaps switch to a different network connection, whatever. If I can't log in as root, my only recourse is to powercycle the machine and go into single-user mode. Now, multiply that by 100. This is why I need to get this working. Phew, seems like people don't know

Re: [CentOS] nsswitch.conf, ldap, local groups problem

2008-08-27 Thread Stephen Harris
On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 05:07:26PM -0400, Mark Hennessy wrote: With networking, no trouble at all, but with those timeouts of 30 seconds and without those changes to nsswitch.conf, it takes a while for the first root login to succeed even though it is using local auth. If you have ldap

Re: [CentOS] nsswitch.conf, ldap, local groups problem

2008-08-27 Thread Craig White
On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 18:19 -0400, Stephen Harris wrote: On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 05:07:26PM -0400, Mark Hennessy wrote: With networking, no trouble at all, but with those timeouts of 30 seconds and without those changes to nsswitch.conf, it takes a while for the first root login to

Re: [CentOS] nsswitch.conf, ldap, local groups problem

2008-08-27 Thread Mark Hennessy
Quoting Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 17:56 -0400, Mark Hennessy wrote: Quoting Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED]: well, it hardly makes any sense to use ldap for user accounts and start up with networking off but I would recommend that you adhere to the advice at the

Re: [CentOS] nsswitch.conf, ldap, local groups problem

2008-08-27 Thread Craig White
On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 20:41 -0400, Mark Hennessy wrote: Quoting Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 17:56 -0400, Mark Hennessy wrote: Quoting Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED]: well, it hardly makes any sense to use ldap for user accounts and start up with networking

Re: [CentOS] nsswitch.conf, ldap, local groups problem

2008-08-27 Thread Mark Hennessy
Quoting Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 20:41 -0400, Mark Hennessy wrote: Quoting Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 17:56 -0400, Mark Hennessy wrote: Quoting Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED]: well, it hardly makes any sense to use ldap for user

Re: [CentOS] nsswitch.conf, ldap, local groups problem

2008-08-27 Thread Alejandro
Mark, Probe with this line: authconfig --enablelocauthorize --updateall Regards, Alejandro www.linuxiso.com.ar Argentina 2008/8/27 Mark Hennessy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quoting Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 20:41 -0400, Mark Hennessy wrote: Quoting Craig White [EMAIL