[Samba] ldapsam:trusted=yes, 'user in passdb, but getpwnam() fails'

[TAKAHASHI Motonobu]

From: Joe Steeve <joe_steeve at gmx.net>
Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2011 22:51:52 +0530

> I am working with samba-3.5.6 on Debian Squeeze.
> 
> From the smb.conf(5), I assumed that, by using 'ldapsam:trusted=yes',
> one can avoid touching the NSS/PAM configuration. However, I am getting a:
> 
>   user in passdb, but getpwnam() fails
> 
> in the logs. Is my assumption wrong?

At least You also need to add "ldap" keyword to /etc/nsswitch.conf
properly. PAM configuration is optional.

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TAKAHASHI Motonobu <monyo at samba.gr.jp>