OES2015, nss-ad installed successfully, but there are error messages in nitservices.log

  • 7017571
  • 04-May-2016
  • 04-May-2016

Environment

Novell Open Enterprise Server 2015 (OES 2015) Linux

Situation

Customer is able to join the Active Directory domain using nss-ad, but nss-ad is not operational.

klist -k, has the correct information.
nitservice.log shows the constant streaming of :

May 03 18:29:00  [NIT_THRD  0x7f00f174b700]: background_thread: Error
during kinit, could not obtain TGT, error: 256 cmdsts: 1

May 03 18:29:00  [NIT_THRD  0x7f00f174b700]: background_thread: AD
readiness will continue to be checked in the background with timeout(7)

May 03 18:29:01  [NIT_THRD  0x7f00f174b700]: background_thread: Error
during kinit, could not obtain TGT, error: 256 cmdsts: 1

May 03 18:29:01  [NIT_THRD  0x7f00f174b700]: background_thread: AD
readiness will continue to be checked in the background with timeout(7)

Resolution

The User used to join the Active Directory domain, had insufficient rights.  Made the user a Domain Admin, resolved the issue.

Cause

Please go through below link , Table 2-1 Preparing Your Infrastructure for OES 2015  -> AD Rights Required section .

https://www.novell.com/documentation/oes2015/stor_nss_ad_lx/data/b1ay16lm.html