12-04-2008
ldap+samba+gdm trouble
I'm having troubles setting up a client(with Ubuntu 8.10) for a ldap+samba server. I can't authenticate through the client with gdm, the messages I have in /etc/auth.log at the client is
Dec 4 14:21:56 myuser-mydesktop gdm[14815]: nss_ldap: failed to bind to LDAP server ldap://192.168.0.1: Invalid credentials
Dec 4 14:21:56 myuser-mydesktop gdm[14815]: nss_ldap: could not connect to any LDAP server as cn=administrator,dc=foo,dc=com - Can't contact LDAP server
Dec 4 14:21:56 myuser-mydesktop gdm[14815]: nss_ldap: failed to bind to LDAP server ldapi:///192.168.0.1: Can't contact LDAP server
Dec 4 14:21:56 myuser-mydesktop gdm[14815]: nss_ldap: failed to bind to LDAP server ldap://192.168.0.1/: Invalid credentials
Dec 4 14:21:56 myuser-mydesktop gdm[14815]: nss_ldap: could not search LDAP server - Server is unavailable
Dec 4 14:21:56 myuser-mydesktop gdm[14815]: pam_unix(gdm:auth): check pass; user unknown
Dec 4 14:21:56 myuser-mydesktop gdm[14815]: pam_unix(gdm:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=:20 ruser= rhost=
Dec 4 14:21:56 myuser-mydesktop gdm[14815]: nss_ldap: failed to bind to LDAP server ldap://192.168.0.1: Invalid credentials
Dec 4 14:21:56 myuser-mydesktop gdm[14815]: nss_ldap: could not connect to any LDAP server as cn=administrator,dc=foo,dc=com - Can't contact LDAP server
Dec 4 14:21:56 myuser-mydesktop gdm[14815]: nss_ldap: failed to bind to LDAP server ldapi:///192.168.0.1: Can't contact LDAP server
Dec 4 14:21:56 myuser-mydesktop gdm[14815]: nss_ldap: failed to bind to LDAP server ldap://192.168.0.1/: Invalid credentials
Dec 4 14:21:56 myuser-mydesktop gdm[14815]: nss_ldap: could not search LDAP server - Server is unavailable
Dec 4 14:21:56 myuser-mydesktop gdm[14815]: gkr-pam: error looking up user information
But
finger ldapuser
getent passwd | grep ldapuser
both works fine and
pamtest passwd ldapuser
Trying to authenticate ldapuser for service passwd.
Password:******
Authentication successful.
pamtest login ldapuser
Trying to authenticate ldapuser for service login.
Password:******
Authentication successful
Any help would be appreciated!
Last edited by capibolso; 12-04-2008 at 06:37 PM..
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gdm-restart
gdm-restart(1m) User Commands gdm-restart(1m)
NAME
gdm-restart, gdm-safe-restart, gdm-stop - stop or restart GDM
SYNOPSIS
gdm-restart
gdm-safe-restart
gdm-stop
DESCRIPTION
gdm-restart stops and restarts GDM by sending a HUP signal to the GDM daemon. This command immediately terminates all sessions and logs out
users currently logged in with GDM.
gdm-safe-restart stops and restarts GDM by sending a USR1 signal to the GDM daemon. GDM is restarted as soon as all users log out.
gdm-stop stops GDM by sending a TERM signal to the GDM daemon.
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/bin/gdm-restart Executable to stop and restart GDM
/usr/bin/gdm-safe-restarExecutable to stop and restart GDM safely
/usr/bin/stop Executable to stop GDM
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWgnome-display-mgr |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |External |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
Latest version of the GNOME Desktop User Guide for your platform.
gdm(1), gdmXnestchooser(1), gdmflexiserver(1), gdmphotosetup(1), gdmsetup(1), gdmthemetester(1), gdmconfig(1m)
NOTES
Written by Brian Cameron, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2004.
SunOS 5.10 1 Sep 2004 gdm-restart(1m)