All, Boy howdy I feel like an idiot, I do appreciate all the helpful tips and hints though. Here was my problem in the hopes this helps someone else :) In the /etc/ldap.conf on my client I fould the following... nss_base_group ou=Group,dc=fontenotshome,dc=org <-- * the culprit Should have been: nss_base_group ou=Groups,dc=fontenotshome,dc=org Thanks again, -Paul On Wed, 2008-01-02 at 14:06 -0700, Paul Fontenot wrote: > Hi, > > I've searched hi and low and found a couple references to the problem I > have but no solutions. > > If I issue 'getent passwd' I can see all the ldap users, if I issue a > getent group I cannot see any of the ldap groups. When I log into one of > my linux boxes I get 'id: cannot find name for group ID 500' (500 is an > ldap group). > > What would cause this issue? I've been beating my head against it for a > couple days and decided to turn to the experts. > > Thanks, > > Paul > > > -- > Fedora-directory-users mailing list > Fedora-directory-users@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users -- Fedora-directory-users mailing list Fedora-directory-users@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users
