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(In reply to comment #70)
> What is the status on this bug after 7 years?
>
> From what I understand (correct me if I am wrong) the solution is to install
> either nscd or libnss-ldapd. While both of these seem to work, they are not
> acceptable solutions because it affects the rest of the system.
> And why should thunderbird even care what the controlling backend auth module
> is in the first place?
You're right that Thunderbird or some other app *shouldn't* ever need to care about this, but the fact is that the old nss-ldap design causes these types of problems, and libnss-ldapd corrects the design flaw.