No errors starting LDAP. The problem seems to be in the changes to the authentication files (i.e. /etc/pam.d/* and /etc/nsswitch.conf).
Just for completeness, here's the only thing I'm seeing that could be indicative of issues: [ 52.715964] Failure registering capabilities...
Nope. Nothing obvious in any of the log files (messages, syslogd, etc.). I stepped back the last couple of changes and then tried to apply...
Got access, so can post any pertinent files/command output. (rebooted, went to the "recovery" kernel from the Grub menu... I'm trying to back out...
I followed the How-To just fine, right through to step # 9, where it asks you to reboot your server and confirm you can still login....
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