Yes I have run this before, vuw exists (see below), By password return I assume the client is querying LDAP to ask if the user jonesst1 exists and either sends the hash of the password I used to try and login or asks for the hash to do a comparison if it matches a login is allowed.... I assume pam.d on the client is doing the hash comparison, so if the hash method on the client is different to FDS its not going to get anywhere. Querying via the FDS gui shows the user so it is in the database somewhere.... So the possible errors are wrong hash or looking in the wrong place, or some other error. regards Steven Jones Senior Linux/Unix/San/Vmware System Administrator APG -Technology Integration Team Victoria University of Wellington Phone: +64 4 463 6272 8><----- [root@vuwunicvfwall02 openldap]# more output # extended LDIF # # LDAPv3 # base <dc=vuw,dc=ac,dc=nz> with scope sub # filter: (objectclass=*) # requesting: ALL # # vuw.ac.nz dn: dc=vuw,dc=ac,dc=nz objectClass: top objectClass: domain dc: vuw # Directory Administrators, vuw.ac.nz dn: cn=Directory Administrators, dc=vuw,dc=ac,dc=nz objectClass: top objectClass: groupofuniquenames cn: Directory Administrators # Groups, vuw.ac.nz dn: ou=Groups, dc=vuw,dc=ac,dc=nz objectClass: top objectClass: organizationalunit ou: Groups # People, vuw.ac.nz dn: ou=People, dc=vuw,dc=ac,dc=nz objectClass: top objectClass: organizationalunit ou: People # Special Users, vuw.ac.nz dn: ou=Special Users,dc=vuw,dc=ac,dc=nz objectClass: top 8><------ # PD Managers, groups, vuw.ac.nz dn: cn=PD Managers,ou=groups,dc=vuw,dc=ac,dc=nz objectClass: top objectClass: groupOfUniqueNames cn: PD Managers ou: groups description: People who can manage engineer entries # search result search: 2 result: 0 Success # numResponses: 10 # numEntries: 9 ================== -- Fedora-directory-users mailing list Fedora-directory-users@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users