Yes, home directories are nfs mounted from a separate file server
Eve

On Thu, 20 Dec 2012, Daniel M. Weeks wrote:

> Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:51:24 -0600
> From: Daniel M. Weeks <[log in to unmask]>
> To: Eve V. E. Kovacs <[log in to unmask]>
> Cc: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: key problem with ldap
> 
> On 12/19/2012 02:50 PM, Eve V. E. Kovacs wrote:
>> I just switched a bunch of SL5 and SL6 machines to use ldap
>> authentication. They seem to be working more or less, in that everyone can log
>> in, see their files, etc. However, on the SL6
>> machines only, /var/log/secure is filled with messages like:
>>
>> request-key: Cannot find command to construct key
>>
>> Does anyone happen to know what is causing this and how to stop it?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Eve
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>> Eve Kovacs
>> Argonne National Laboratory,
>> Room L-177, Bldg. 360, HEP
>> 9700 S. Cass Ave.
>> Argonne, IL 60439 USA
>> Phone: (630)-252-6208
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>
> Hi Eve,
>
> Are home directories/commonly accessed files in an NFS-mounted directory?
>
> -- 
> Daniel M. Weeks
> Systems Administrator
> Computational Center for Nanotechnology Innovations
> Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
> Troy, NY 12180
> 518-276-4458
>

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Eve Kovacs
Argonne National Laboratory,
Room L-177, Bldg. 360, HEP
9700 S. Cass Ave.
Argonne, IL 60439 USA
Phone: (630)-252-6208
Fax:   (630)-252-5047
email: [log in to unmask]
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