It doesn't, it's just doing a regular nss query. Try the following: - ifdown eth0 (or any other network device you use to connect to your network) - getent passwd abcd
If the getent passwd hangs for more than a second, your ldap client is misconfigured. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1010045 Title: 12.04 hangs on shutdown deconfiguring network interfaces To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ifupdown/+bug/1010045/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
