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

[Gavin Spurgeon]

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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