ok, I"ll give it a try.
On Thu, Feb 01, 2001 at 01:21:59AM +1100, Anand Kumria wrote:
> 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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