GLib throwing error "getpwuid_r() failed due to unknown user id"

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Configured client to use ldap (using sssd or nslcd)

Issue

  • I'm getting a GLib-WARNING error on a 32 bit execution of getpwuid_r(). The uid referenced is valid (especially since it is the UID by the current login user).

Here is the error returned by acroread:

       acroread
       (acroread:10642): GLib-WARNING **: getpwuid_r(): failed due to unknown user id (5003)

Verified using the command line "getent passwd" routine:

      getent passwd 5003
      Foouvv:x:5003:6014:Sample User:/home/Foouvv:/bin/bash

Resolution

Install the 32 bit version of sssd-client (if sssd is used) or nss-pam-ldapd (if nslcd is used).

For example:

        # yum install nss-pam-ldapd.i686
        # yum install sssd-client.i686

Root Cause

A 32 bit binary was used (acroread in this case), it is linked against 32 bit version of glibc which requires 32 bit version of libnss_ libraries available. (Example: /lib/libnss_sss.so ), i686 version of sssd or nss-pam-ldapd provides these libraries, installing the same to fix the issue.

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