Ted X Toth wrote: > 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. What does your group entry say in /etc/nsswitch.conf ? -Satish. > > > 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! >>> >> > > -- > Fedora-directory-users mailing list > Fedora-directory-users at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users >