> Ram:
> > Jun 4 14:53:00 mmail postfix/smtpd[23565]: nss_ldap: reconnecting to
> > LDAP server (sleeping 4 seconds)...
>
> To make Postfix work while LDAP is down, put the Postfix-related
> users and groups in /etc/passwd, or remove LDAP from /etc/nsswitch.conf.
(and in /etc/group and /etc/shad
-Original Message-
From: owner-postfix-us...@postfix.org [mailto:owner-postfix-us...@postfix.org]
On Behalf Of Wietse Venema
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 5:44 AM
To: Postfix users
Subject: Re: DIsable connects to ldap
Ram:
> Jun 4 14:53:00 mmail postfix/smtpd[23565]: nss_l
Ram:
> Jun 4 14:53:00 mmail postfix/smtpd[23565]: nss_ldap: reconnecting to
> LDAP server (sleeping 4 seconds)...
To make Postfix work while LDAP is down, put the Postfix-related
users and groups in /etc/passwd, or remove LDAP from /etc/nsswitch.conf.
Wietse
Hi Ram
apparently, its not postfix itself, which connects to LDAP, but the nss
library, which brings up the following idea:
postfix, when starting up, wants to verify the user it shall run under,
which is done via the nss library. If this user is not a unix user, the
nss library will try to co
