Just installed a 12.04 test VM and I still get the error message in /var/log/auth.log: Mar 8 23:50:00 lightdm-test lightdm: pam_group(lightdm:setcred): unable to set the group membership for user: Operation not permitted
I also get an error message about ldap server not available: Mar 8 23:50:01 lightdm-test dbus[736]: nss_ldap: could not search LDAP server - Server is unavailable however I managed to connect ssh on the vm and I get all my additional groups... I suspect a change in pam handling as "su - " does not get the group anymore... quite strange... lightdm and su can't fetch my groups whereas ssh can... I can post my pam files if needed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/880104 Title: Using pam_group results in: pam_group(lightdm:setcred): unable to set the group membership for user: operation not permitted Status in Light Display Manager: Confirmed Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I have configured many computers to authenticate through a openldap server. To be able to be admin in each computer, I use pam_group feature to select additional groups for user. (/etc/security/group.conf). Login directly on the console give me good group membership (the one defined in group.conf), but login from lightdm results in an error message in auth.local: pam_group(lightdm:setcred): unable to set the group membership for user: operation not permitted. Of course, the group membership is not set as it should. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/lightdm/+bug/880104/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
