[389-users] With LDAP server stopped, local authentication fails...

[Tom Lanyon]

On 05/02/2010, at 3:16 AM, Sean Carolan wrote:

>> What is listed in your /etc/nsswitch.conf for passwd, shadow and group?
> 
> Here's what I have on one of the clients:
> 
> passwd:     files ldap
> shadow:     files ldap
> group:      files ldap
> 
>> If you do not have an entry for 'files' then the local /etc/{passwd,shadow,group} files will not be searched.
> 
> Should it not try "files" first?  I'm still seeing that when the LDAP
> server is down, I can't log onto the client machines at all.  Logging
> in as root works, but logging in as a normal user doesn't.  Any
> suggestions?

Yes, it should...

This may be a silly question, but -- if you remove/disable the LDAP config, can you log in with the local account?