nscd file descriptor leak on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 results in users not being able to log on

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • nscd blocks users from logging in after reaching a maximum of 1024 open file descriptors due to a file descriptor leak

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8
    • nscd-2.3.4-2.43
    • nss_ldap-253-7.el4
  • System is configured to use LDAP with START_TLS for authentication
  • nscd is enabled

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