Brian May a écrit : > So that probably would explain why I can no longer log in as root when > the NSS LDAP server is down, even with LDAP PAM support disabled and > files is listed before ldap in /etc/nsswitch.conf.
I run in a similar problem a few days ago. I misconfigured /etc/nsswitch.conf by putting: passwd: ldap compat group: ldap compat shadow: ldap compat Then, I've been unable to start the userspace. I mean, even with 'init=/bin/bash' on the kernel cmdline, it did not work (ie it hung up). It took me some time to find what happened. As this was during an upgrade (from stable), I hadn't any hints about why the init (or the bash init process) was hang up. I suspected a kernel bug before thinking to ldap. I change the /etc/nsswitch.conf to: passwd: compat group: compat shadow: compat and now, it works fine (ldap is handled by pam) But some kind of warning or timeout with error message on the console when ldap was not answering would have been very helpful. Best regards, Vincent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]