On Tue, Jan 30, 2001 at 05:16:09AM +1100, Alex Salmon wrote:
> hi
>
> I dont really know the problem here but i may be able to put u on
> track.
>
> I once built me self a linux distro from scratch i had the kernel and
> basic programs like netutils bash gzip tar vi and a few others i also
> had shutdown etc. the same message "u dont exist" occoured when the
> passwd file was not set up.. well the passwd file was set up but the
> library that passed the info to it was not.
>
> I thimk u will find if i remember correctly that the NSS library (the
> Name Server Switch). was the reason so mabey your NSS lib is
> crashing or not running properly. try updating it..
>
> anyway this may help or it may jog someones memory..
> good luck
> let us/me know what the solution is
Bill,
It'll probably be the nscd (name service cache daemon) not
working properly. Are you using LDAP or any other network
name service? If so, while this will makes things slower,
you may find removing nscd helps.
Cheers,
Anand
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