But the entry exists in the openLDAP database and that's where it should check for it (since i configured pam to do do that). This is the whole point i am trying to get from centralized user authentication after all !! The openLDAP sever should be contacted to authenticate the users from different clients without the need for these clients to use their /etc/passwd files !
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 5:25 PM, Matt Parker parkerman@gmail.com wrote:
However, when i use the command su to switch to user1 ( which i commented out from /etc/passwd/) i get a message telling me that the user does not exist.
/etc/passwd is the list of users in a *nix operating system. commenting out user1 makes that account no longer exist. you cannot 'su' to a user which doesn't exist.