[K12OSN] K12LTSP & Novell Working, But 1 last thing (More Info)

[Daniel Hedblom]

Hi!

You have ran into a problem with useradd, the application which ncpfs uses
to create the local accounts on the linux server. The version of useradd
you use is a bit altered by Redhat. What you can do now is to replace the
useradd application with a version that lets you create users with leading
numbers in their names.

By using yum i can find out which package provides a file:

#yum provides useradd

gives:
Installed package: shadow-utils.i386 2:4.0.3-12 matches with
 /etc/default/useradd

The developers of shadow utils might know what you can do to remedy your
situation. Just remember that its probably RedHat who have done the
changes.

/cheers



> Hi all..
>
> Here is a bit more info for you all to chew on...
>
> here is the relevant part of my /var/log/secure log...
>
> <SNIP>
> pam_ncp_auth[21641]: using server server06 ctxs ou=curr.o=lctc group
> (null)
> pam_ncp_auth[21641]: nw_create_verify_conn_to_tree: trying to resolve
> 150674.ou=curr.o=lctc
> pam_ncp_auth[21641]: trying to login as 150674.ou=curr.o=lctc
> pam_ncp_auth[21641]: User 150674.ou=curr.o=lctc was successfully
> authorized
> by NDS server server06 on tree LEIGH_CTC
> pam_ncp_auth[21641]: Auth OK
> pam_ncp_auth[21641]: User has DN 150674.Curr.LCTC
> pam_ncp_auth[21641]: start of NW home dir got
> SERVER01_DATA.LCTC\WORKDIR/STUDENT\150674
> pam_ncp_auth[21641]: got SERVER01 DATA
> pam_ncp_auth[21641]: end of NW home dir
> pam_ncp_auth[21641]: using location attribute
> pam_ncp_auth[21641]: NWCCGetConnInfo(NWCC_INFO_TREE_NAME) returned
> LEIGH_CTC
> pam_ncp_auth[21641]: end of retrieve nds user info code: Success
> pam_ncp_auth[21641]: FOUND ZF 2101 in NDS
> pam_ncp_auth[21641]: APPLYING ZF 0 OFF
> pam_ncp_auth[21641]: USING ZF 2101
> pam_ncp_auth[21641]: Remote host and tty port are not checked
> pam_ncp_auth[21641]: NW_UPDATE_USER: 4294967295 4294967295 (null) (null)
> (null)
> pam_ncp_auth[21641]: NW_UPDATE_USER:creating 4294967295 4294967295 (null)
> (null) (null)
> pam_ncp_auth[21641]: useradd -g 100 -c  -d /home/150674
> pam_ncp_auth[21641]: useradd -s /bin/bash -u 2002 -m 150674
> pam_ncp_auth[21641]: waitpid: Fatal: No child processes
> pam_ncp_auth[21641]: Cannot create user 150674
> pam_ncp_auth[21641]: return value of update_user_info  -12 for 150674
> pam_ncp_auth[21641]: final PAM retval 7
> gdm-binary[21641]: Couldn't authenticate user
> </SNIP>
>
> So it looks like the NDS bit seems to work....
> but there seems to be a problem when it gets to adding the user account to
> the linux...
> I think 'Burke' is right, I think it is down to that the user name being
> created is only numbers...
> Is there any way around this ?
> I could @ a very very last resort change the users logins but this is
> going
> to cause some BIG problems.... so this really really is a 'LAST' resort...
> Can anyone point me in the right direction ?
>
> Best Regards
>
>
> Gavin Spurgeon
> Assistant Systems Administrator
> http://www.leighctc.kent.sch.uk
> Tel: 01322 620400
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> IS HelpDesk : Ext 541
>
>
>
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