I added the posixgroup to the Object class of a group and gave it a gidnumber. The user I'm trying to login as is defined as a member of the group I added posixgroup to but still the group doesn't seem to have been retrieved because when I do 'id' the group name isn't displayed. ashley wrote: > > Its done at the same time as you create the user via the GUI or via > the ldif file where you have to add the object type posixgroup > explicitely > > Quick run down you can find it here doing via ldif command line > > http://www.csse.uwa.edu.au/~ashley/fedora-ds/fedora-ds-command-09082006.htm > > > Regards Ashley > > > > On Wed, 8 Aug 2007, Ted X Toth wrote: > >> Satish Chetty wrote: >>> Ted X Toth wrote: >>>> Maybe this isn't the right place to ask this but ... I've set up >>>> fedora-ds in order to do network logins via ldap. I've configured >>>> ssh to use pam_mkhomedir and pam_ldap. I used a copy of >>>> Example.ldif changed the root dn and configuring my users and >>>> imported it. I used the console to make my users posix users adding >>>> their uid and gid. When I ssh into the box as a user not configured >>>> on the box the user home dir and contents specified in /etc/skel >>>> are created but the gid is a numeric value as the group doesn't >>>> exist on the box. Do I need to create the groups of network logins >>>> on all the client boxes? I don't see a way to associate a gid with >>>> a group in fedora-ds. What's the right way top >>> You can create group on the client to match the gidnumber in the >>> ldap. Alternatively, you can create a posixgroup entry in the LDAP. >>> >>> -Satish. >>> >>>> handle this? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Fedora-directory-users mailing list >>>> Fedora-directory-users at redhat.com >>>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Fedora-directory-users mailing list >>> Fedora-directory-users at redhat.com >>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users >>> >> Ok so how do I add a posixgroup entry in LDAP? >> >> -- >> Fedora-directory-users mailing list >> Fedora-directory-users at redhat.com >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users >> >> >> !DSPAM:272,46b9ef7b240337933430235! >> >