Red light - network accounts

Hi
My server is an Apple Intel Xserve running 10.5.8
I have cloned this to a test system and am testing upgrading/migration etc to 10.6.3 .
The server auto migration has given me no end of probs, so have discarded that for the moment. (Haven't looked at manual migration yet)
The upgrade method seems to have worked successfully.
All services seem to be up.
However - Using a 10.6 client - The "Networked accounts" is showing green and available and I can log in as a "user"
but
A 10.4 user (and I have a few for legacy reasons) binds to the Server in LDAP and can be seen in WGM in computers.
I can also see the correct search paths on the client.
But "networked accounts" is showing RED and I cannot login as a "user"
Any help that can be offered would be appreciated
Tony

I have no idea how to keep it connected, but you should have no problems logging back in to the network. The upside to haveing the WIFI shut down when you are logged out is that nobody can remotely connect to your system over WIFI. A wired ethernet connection remains active.
The red light is more informative that indicating you have a problem. I have the same symptoms with my work network and have no problems. The network accounts problem is for those that are setup to have no local login and require a network connection for authentication. Is this what you have?

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