On Mon, 2007-11-12 at 14:31 -0800, Daniel Qarras wrote: > Tim, hi, > > > I got into a terrible mess yesterday, > > when I ran authconfig.gtk on my desktop, > > checking the ldap checkbox. > > > > This was one step in the saga of configuring openldap - > > possibly the worst-documented program in the history of computing. > > This again seemed to be working, but whatever I tried > > I got an authentication error. > > Hence the disastrous idea of running authconfig, > > which made the desktop seize up, and fail to re-boot, > > hanging at "Starting system message bus". > > <rant> > > this issue of system hanging on boot when no LDAP server is reachable > is IMNSHO the most embarrassing bug Fedora/RHEL has but despite the > fact that it was reported already in the beginning of 2006 it still > remains unfixed. With problems like this it's pretty hard to convince > people to dump Microsoft Active Directory in favor of a Linux based > solution when even a slight client/server communication break can > prevent systems to get on their feet. > > See all the glorious details at: > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=186527 > > </rant> ---- The solution is fairly well known/understood and the only thing left is a decision about where to implement it. This of course is a peculiar set of circumstances which involves a number of daemons, some of which are under substantial development. I see your issues were satisfied so I think you just chose the opportunity to pile on. Craig
