Su command on LDAP user fails with Error : ../../../libraries/libldap/error.c:273: Ldap_parse_result: Assertion `r != ((void *)0)' (Doc ID 2165458.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 29, 2016

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 5.4 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

su command to any LDAP user fails with the following error message. The server has the nscd service enabled, and trying to retrieve the nscd service status gives error.

 

Cause

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