Comment 3 for bug 309539

I'm also affected by this bug using Intrepid Ibex, up to date.
Linux francois-desktop 2.6.27-9-generic #1 SMP Thu Nov 20 21:57:00 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

$ cat /etc/nsswitch.conf
# /etc/nsswitch.conf
#
# Example configuration of GNU Name Service Switch functionality.
# If you have the `glibc-doc-reference' and `info' packages installed, try:
# `info libc "Name Service Switch"' for information about this file.

passwd: compat winbind
group: compat winbind
shadow: compat

hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4 wins
networks: files

protocols: db files
services: db files
ethers: db files
rpc: db files

netgroup: nis