Bug 737520 - kdm should wait for NIS client to bind
Summary: kdm should wait for NIS client to bind
Status: VERIFIED FIXED
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Product: openSUSE 12.1
Classification: openSUSE
Component: Basesystem (show other bugs)
Version: Final
Hardware: All SUSE Other
: P5 - None : Normal (vote)
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Reported: 2011-12-17 20:25 UTC by Christos Gourdoupis
Modified: 2013-07-19 11:43 UTC (History)
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Patch for /etc/init.d/xdm (552 bytes, patch)
2011-12-17 20:25 UTC, Christos Gourdoupis 		Details | Diff
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Description Christos Gourdoupis 2011-12-17 20:25:10 UTC 
Created attachment 467972 [details]
Patch for /etc/init.d/xdm

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On a machine which is a NIS client, the kdm greeter may appear before ypbind has connected to the master. This is most likely to happen when using Networkmanager or connecting via wifi.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Use Networkmanager. Or use ifup with wifi.
2. Configure machine as NIS client via Yast.
3. Edit /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager and set:
   DISPLAYMANAGER="kdm"
   KDM_USERS="@users"
   DISPLAYMANAGER_KDM_THEME=""
4. Reboot machine

Actual Results:  
The kdm greeter appears with only local users (if any) showing on the list.
Wait some time and restart kdm by means of CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE. The user list is now full.


Expected Results:  
The user list should appear populated from the beginning.

I have added a quick patch that seems to fix the problem for me. I am not sure if it will work in all cases safely.
Comment 1 Christos Gourdoupis 2013-07-19 11:43:15 UTC 
This bug has been fixed with systemd NetworkManager-wait-online.service in 12.3.
Although the fix is not perfect, I am closing.