Ben wrote: > Ben wrote: >> For some time now i have been running BackupPC 3.1.0 on CentOS 5.1 >> x86_64 however after upgrading to CentOS 5.2 BackupPC will not start. >> >> "sudo /etc/init.d/backuppc start" return OK but there is no BackupPC >> processes. >> >> This fails also. >> # sudo -u backuppc /usr/bin/BackupPC -d >> # echo $? >> 0 >> >> This succeeds, but of course does not fork. >> # sudo -u backuppc /usr/bin/BackupPC >> >> So for some reason after the CentOS 5.2 upgrade it will not fork into >> the background. >> >> I have run the perl debugger over it and up until the fork everything >> is fine. >> >> Nothing appears in the LOG. >> > With some help from the BackupPC list i have narrowed the problem down > to the NSS config, I use LDAP to resolve users and groups. > > In /etc/nsswitch.conf this is what is there and was there with CentOS > 5.1, with this config BackupPC will not background. > <snip> > passwd: files ldap > shadow: files ldap > group: files ldap > <snip> > > However, with this in nsswitch.conf the service will background. > <snip> > passwd: files ldap > shadow: files > group: files ldap > <snip> > > Apparently this has been seen to affect dhcpd too, but with the > "services" nss database. > > Any ideas on this? What has changed between 5.1 and 5.2? Look in the release notes for C5 (search for nss_ldap): http://wiki.centos.org/Manuals/ReleaseNotes/CentOS5.2 Try my fixed RPM here: http://people.centos.org/hughesjr/nss_ldap/5/ Upstream bugzilla entry here: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=448014 Thanks, Johnny Hughes -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 251 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20080708/397e7aca/attachment-0005.sig>