socket path does not match nssov's socket path

[ben thielsen]

source package: 0.6.11ubuntu2

>lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 9.10
Release: 9.10

>apt-cache policy libnss-ldapd
libnss-ldapd:
  Installed: 0.6.11ubuntu2
  Candidate: 0.6.11ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 0.6.11ubuntu2 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

the software appears to be looking for the socket file in a location other than where it's placed by openldap's nss overlay (slapo-nssov):

>strings /lib/libnss_ldap.so.2 | grep -iF '/var/run/'
/var/run/nslcd/nslcd.socket

>strings /usr/lib/ldap/nssov.so.0.0.0 | grep -iF '/var/run'
/var/run/nslcd/socket
/var/run/nslcd
unlink() of /var/run/nslcd/socket failed (ignored): %s
nssov: unlink() of /var/run/nslcd/socket failed (ignored): %s
nssov: bind() to /var/run/nslcd/socket failed: %s

>l /var/run/nslcd/
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 2 openldap openldap 60 2010-01-15 19:13 .
drwxr-xr-x 21 root root 760 2010-01-15 18:26 ..
srw-rw-rw- 1 openldap openldap 0 2010-01-15 19:00 socket

creating a symlink provides a temporary solution, but is probably not desirable for a formal solution:

>l /var/run/nslcd/
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 2 openldap openldap 80 2010-01-15 19:14 .
drwxr-xr-x 21 root root 760 2010-01-15 18:26 ..
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 2010-01-15 19:14 nslcd.socket -> socket
srw-rw-rw- 1 openldap openldap 0 2010-01-15 19:00 socket

[Arthur de Jong (adejong)]

The default location that both nss-ldapd and nssov use is /var/run/nslcd/socket. The Ubuntu package (at least 0.6.11ubuntu2) uses /var/run/nslcd/nslcd.socket, probably left over from 0.6.11ubuntu1 where it was /var/run/nslcd.socket.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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