auth-config is set to ldap for both users and authentication... # mail -u nkelley slapd.log shows... Dec 23 14:30:39 linserv2 slapd[30134]: conn=6 op=0 BIND dn="CN=ROOT,O=MULLEN,C=US" method=128 Dec 23 14:30:39 linserv2 slapd[30134]: conn=6 op=0 RESULT tag=97 err=0 text= Dec 23 14:30:39 linserv2 slapd[30134]: conn=6 op=1 SRCH base="ou=People,o=Mullen,c=US" scope=1 filter="(&(objectClass=posixAccount)(uid=nkelley))" Dec 23 14:30:39 linserv2 slapd[30134]: conn=6 op=1 SEARCH RESULT tag=101 err=0 text= Dec 23 14:30:39 linserv2 slapd[30134]: conn=-1 fd=24 closed looks good Then, if I ssh nkelley@localhost slapd.log shows... Dec 23 14:31:09 linserv2 slapd[30134]: daemon: conn=7 fd=24 connection from IP=127.0.0.1:59761 (IP=0.0.0.0:389) accepted. Dec 23 14:31:09 linserv2 slapd[30134]: conn=7 op=0 BIND dn="CN=ROOT,O=MULLEN,C=US" method=128 Dec 23 14:31:09 linserv2 slapd[30134]: conn=7 op=0 RESULT tag=97 err=0 text= Dec 23 14:31:09 linserv2 slapd[30134]: conn=7 op=1 SRCH base="ou=People,o=Mullen,c=US" scope=1 filter="(&(objectClass=posixaccount)(uid=NOUSER))" Dec 23 14:31:09 linserv2 slapd[30134]: conn=7 op=1 SEARCH RESULT tag=101 err=0 text= No workee Thus, I can set the users password (though I'm a bit uncomfortable with the two options of shadow & md both are checked) and I really am thinking that I have to have /etc/ldap.conf and /etc/nsswitch.conf set up correctly and /etc/pam.d/system-auth has been configured by redhat-config-authentication. Where next? Craig -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list