Matt, maybe if you use: passwd ldap [NOTFOUND=return] compat . .
(from man nsswitch.conf) would also work. Anyway, closing since it was a bug in local configuration ** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Rejected -- GDM does not start correctly when using libnss-ldap / libpam-ldap on edgy https://launchpad.net/bugs/61430 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs