the pam_unix.so iterates through the entire group list to find out what groups you are in. You need this in you /etc/nsswitch.conf passwd: files [UNAVAIL=return] ldap shadow: files [UNAVAIL=return] ldap group: files [UNAVAIL=return] ldap also I have hacked my /etc/pam.d/system-auth to look like this: auth required /lib/security/pam_env.so debug auth sufficient /lib/security/pam_unix.so debug auth sufficient /lib/security/pam_krb5.so try_first_pass debug auth required /lib/security/pam_deny.so debug account sufficient /lib/security/pam_localuser.so debug account sufficient /lib/security/pam_ldap.so debug password required /lib/security/pam_cracklib.so retry=3 type= password required /lib/security/pam_krb5.so password sufficient /lib/security/pam_unix.so nullok use_authtok md5 shadow password required /lib/security/pam_deny.so #session required /lib/security/pam_ldap.so session required /lib/security/pam_limits.so debug session required /lib/security/pam_unix.so debug you will want to replace pam_krb5.so with pam_ldap.so in the auth section. Notice the pam_localuser in the account section. and my /etc/pam.d/login looks like this: auth required /lib/security/pam_securetty.so auth required /lib/security/pam_stack.so service=system-auth auth required /lib/security/pam_nologin.so account required /lib/security/pam_stack.so service=system-auth password required /lib/security/pam_stack.so service=system-auth session required /lib/security/pam_stack.so service=system-auth session optional /lib/security/pam_console.so Igmar Palsenberg To: pam-list@redhat.com <maillist@jdime cc: dia.nl> Subject: Re: ldap authentication Sent by: pam-list-admin@ redhat.com 09/20/2002 03:22 AM Please respond to pam-list > But that doesn't explain why root is unable to login. Because the auth fails if it can't contact the LDAP server, it has no knowledge in advance that root isn't in LDAP. Igmar _______________________________________________ Pam-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list _______________________________________________ Pam-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list