Thinking about it again, an upstream fix for this is unlikely. slapd changes users before it even starts loading its config, so there probably isn't any way for nssov to mkdir as root.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to openldap in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1452087 Title: slapd [or its init script] does not create necessary directory for nssov socket and fails to start Status in openldap package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: when used with the nss overlay, slapd fails to start, because /var/run/nslcd/ does not exist, and slap cannot then create the socket for this. additionally, creating the directory manually does not help, because it disappears after every reboot. 1] >lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 15.04 Release: 15.04 2] >apt-cache policy slapd slapd: Installed: 2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu12 Candidate: 2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu12 Version table: *** 2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu12 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3] i expected the necessary directory to be created when starting slapd if the nss overlay is in use 4] it was not To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openldap/+bug/1452087/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
