There is always the chance of something crashing, no matter how you fix this problem! Of course having a sudoable (or root) account in the local passwd database would remove a lot of the uncertainty that comes from relying on network for resolving users.
Several has commented that nscd is unstable. However, I see no launchpad bug documenting this. I have had no problems with nscd and it seems muzzol hasn't either. Also, I have had no problems with libnss-ldapd. So both are possible workarounds. The suggested release note from mathias gug doesn't really provide an acceptable workaround as it essentially disables the use of ldap for resolving users. -- NSS using LDAP on Karmic breaks 'su' and 'sudo' https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/423252 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to libnss-ldap in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
