[Fedora-directory-users] Fedora Core 5 Blocking on Boot

[Richard Megginson]

Richi Plana wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I recently set up fedora-ds and managed to configure several FC5
> machines to authenticate and get user information from the LDAP server.
> Unfortunately, the laptop isn't always connected to the network so when
> it boots up, the process hangs when it tries to start the "message bus".
> I figure the process blocks when it tries to change UID to that of the
> dbus user. When the machine isn't connected to the network (ie. no cable
> and wireless isn't available), the process just hangs.
>
> Any suggestions on fixing this?
>   
Probably some /etc/nsswitch.conf logic will do the trick e.g.
passwd:     ldap [NOTFOUND=return] files
shadow:     ldap [NOTFOUND=return] ffiles
group:      ldap [NOTFOUND=return] ffiles

And use /usr/sbin/useradd to add a local (i.e. non-ldap) dbususer.

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