nss_updatedb ldap failed to enumerate nameservice

[Jason Sharp]

Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release: 12.04

nss-updatedb:
  Installed: 10-2
  Candidate: 10-2
  Version table:
 *** 10-2 0
        500 http://apt/ubuntu/ precise/universe amd64 Packages
        500 http://apt/security/ precise/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

in 11.10

root@wud-adisney01:~# lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 11.10
Release: 11.10
root@wud-adisney01:~# apt-cache policy nss-updatedb
nss-updatedb:
  Installed: 10-2
  Candidate: 10-2
  Version table:
 *** 10-2 0
        500 http://apt/ubuntu/ oneiric/universe amd64 Packages
        500 http://apt/security/ oneiric/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
root@wud-adisney01:~# nss_updatedb ldap
passwd... done.
group... done.

in ubuntu 12.04

root@wud-jramnani03:/var/lib/misc# lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release: 12.04
root@wud-jramnani03:/var/lib/misc# apt-cache policy nss-updatedb
nss-updatedb:
  Installed: 10-2
  Candidate: 10-2
  Version table:
 *** 10-2 0
        500 http://apt/ubuntu/ precise/universe amd64 Packages
        500 http://apt/security/ precise/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
root@wud-jramnani03:/var/lib/misc# nss_updatedb ldap
Failed to enumerate nameservice: No such file or directory
passwd... nameservice unavailable.

[Jason Sharp (jsharp)]

We are using libnss-ldap / libpam-krb5 to connect to an AD 2008 R2 server

I'm not sure if this is an issue with getent passwd/group doesn't enumberate users / groups...when it does in 11.10

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.