pam_ldap : Impossible to connect with local account when ldap server is down

Posted by Antonin AMAND Mon, 28 Aug 2006 10:23:00 GMT

Versions (debian packages):

  • libnss_ldap : 251-1
  • libpam-ldap : 180-1

When using ldap authentification with pam_ldap, if ldap server fails it may be impossible, or very slow to login even with a local account.

This happen when libnss-ldap is configured with the option :

bind_policy hard_open

To fix this, use :

bind_policy soft