(In reply to comment #70) > What is the status on this bug after 7 years? > > From what I understand (correct me if I am wrong) the solution is to install > either nscd or libnss-ldapd. While both of these seem to work, they are not > acceptable solutions because it affects the rest of the system. > And why should thunderbird even care what the controlling backend auth module > is in the first place?
You're right that Thunderbird or some other app *shouldn't* ever need to care about this, but the fact is that the old nss-ldap design causes these types of problems, and libnss-ldapd corrects the design flaw. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/507089 Title: thunderbird shredder always segfaults on startup with LDAP auth in nsswitch -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
