From: Jamie C. <jca...@we...> - 2006-09-01 21:26:50
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Oh yeah, I don't like nscd. It is supposed to speed up access to users in /etc/passwd by caching the contents of that file in memory, which sort-of makes sense on systems with a huge number of users. However, it often doesn't detect changes to the file, which causes problems for programs like Webmin which create new user accounts and then expect them to be immediately available to other programs.. - Jamie On 1/Sep/2006 01:32 and...@fr... wrote .. > You were absolutely right !! > I turned off nscd and everything is OK > > Moreover, if I create an user, delete it, and try to recreate it, if nscd > is on it tells me: user already exists... > > If I turn off nscd, the user is created again. > > Last summer (2005) I fought a lot with Linux Samba server integration in > A.D. environments, via winbind and pam. > > After several days (very bad days...) I found the solution was simply to > turn off nscd... (now I see it is very well documented on Samba > documentation...) > > Now the question is : "But what is this Name Service Caching Daemon ?????? > " > > It seems to me bad for almost anything !!!!! > > I think it must be very important, because it is installed (and started) > by > default in all suse box... but what is supposed to be its function ??? > > Andrea > > > > > > "Jamie Cameron" > <jcameron@webmin. > com> > To > Sent by: Webmin users list > webadmin-list-bou <web...@li... > nc...@li...urce t> > forge.net > cc > > Subject > 31/08/2006 21.13 Re: [webmin-l] error in > documentation ??? > > Please respond to > Webmin users list > <webadmin-list@li > sts.sourceforge.n > et> > > > > > > That is very odd. > Try turning off the nscd process, which caches the password file. You can > do > this in Webmin's Bootup and Shutdown module. > > - Jamie > > On 31/Aug/2006 00:56 and...@fr... wrote .. > > Perhaps I found the explanation..... > > If I change the shell via webmin, I have to reboot the box to get the > > changes active... (?) > > > > Stopping and restarting SSH server has not effect > > > > So I changed the shell from /bin/bash to something not existing, but > I > > still was using /bin/bash > > > > If I reboot, then I get: > > > > if /bin/bash ----> login ok > > if /bin/false -----> close putty window > > if /shellnotexists --> access denied, wrong username or password > > > > everytime I change a shell of every user I have to reboot the > > box......................... > > SO documentation is OK, but actually it seems to me really strange having > > to reboot........ > > > > thanks, > > ANdrea > > > > > > > > > > "Jamie Cameron" > > <jcameron@webmin. > > com> > > To > > Sent by: Webmin users list > > webadmin-list-bou > <web...@li... > > nc...@li...urce t> > > forge.net > > cc > > > > > Subject > > 30/08/2006 18.08 Re: [webmin-l] error in > > documentation ??? > > > > Please respond to > > Webmin users list > > <webadmin-list@li > > sts.sourceforge.n > > et> > > > > > > > > > > > > On 30/Aug/2006 05:31 and...@fr... wrote .. > > > Hi all, > > > I think that could exists an error in documentation. > > > > > > I am trying to create users which can only use mail. > > > > > > So I put /bin/false in their shell, and it is OK. > > > > > > But this is the end of the story; according to the webmin documentation > > > : > > > > > > ... > > > When a user logs in via telnet or at the console, or opens an xterm > > window > > > in X the users shell program will be run to interpret commands entered. > > > If > > > a user does not have a valid shell program or has one that does nothing > > > (like /bin/false), then that user will not be able to login. This can > > be > > > useful when creating users who can only read and send email. > > > ... > > > > > > If you leave the shell field empty, or put a non existing program (like > > > /shellnotexists as shell field) you CAN login via putty (ssh) > > > (of course you had to permit login by password) and issue any kind > of > > > commands (ls, cd ......) > > > > > > If you correctly put /bin/false in the shell field, you login via putty > > > (ssh) and the window is closed immediatly (correct) > > > > > > I am running Suse 10.1 with latest kernel and patch > > > > > > I think that could be fine to update the help field > > > > So if the shell field is empty, when shell does a user get after logging > > in? > > I am very surprised that this works, unless the SSH server on some > systems > > is automatically falling back to the /bin/sh shell if no valid shell > is > > set > > in /etc/passwd. > > > > - Jamie > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Using Tomcat but need to do more? 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