diff --git a/ks_base_profiles/fedora_44_cinnamon_fullsetup.cfg b/ks_base_profiles/fedora_44_cinnamon_fullsetup.cfg
index ad99318..4d32d42 100644
--- a/ks_base_profiles/fedora_44_cinnamon_fullsetup.cfg
+++ b/ks_base_profiles/fedora_44_cinnamon_fullsetup.cfg
@@ -30,14 +30,15 @@ timezone Europe/Berlin --utc
 @libreoffice
 @office
 @sound-and-video
+#Okular is kde only, use evince on cinnamon
+#okular
+evince
 libva-utils
 libavcodec-freeworld
 mesa-va-drivers-freeworld
 ffmpeg
 @vlc
 python-vlc
-#@development-tools
-#@editors
 @firefox
 thunderbird
 openssh-server
diff --git a/ks_base_profiles/fedora_44_kde_fullsetup.cfg b/ks_base_profiles/fedora_44_kde_fullsetup.cfg
index 1afa0d7..9bf8fe0 100644
--- a/ks_base_profiles/fedora_44_kde_fullsetup.cfg
+++ b/ks_base_profiles/fedora_44_kde_fullsetup.cfg
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ mount -L OEMDRV /mnt/anaconda_pre
 @libreoffice
 @office
 @sound-and-video
+okular
 libva-utils
 libavcodec-freeworld
 mesa-va-drivers-freeworld
diff --git a/system_setup/logon_script.sh b/system_setup/logon_script.sh
index 1e2a651..26697ad 100755
--- a/system_setup/logon_script.sh
+++ b/system_setup/logon_script.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,23 @@ if [ "$EUID" -eq 0 ]; then
     echo "Press any key to continue" && read -n 1 -s -r && exit 1
 fi
 
+# Check DNS resolution before proceeding - logon depends on IPA and Nextcloud being reachable
+_dns_target="${SERVERFQDN_IPA}"
+while ! getent hosts "${_dns_target}" >/dev/null 2>&1; do
+    elog_add "Warning: DNS resolution failed for ${_dns_target} - network or DNS not ready."
+    echo ""
+    echo "Warning: DNS resolution failed for ${_dns_target}."
+    echo "Please check your network connection and DNS settings before continuing."
+    echo ""
+    printf "  [R]etry  [C]ontinue anyway  [Q]uit: "
+    read -r _dns_choice
+    case "${_dns_choice}" in
+        [Cc]) elog_add "Continuing despite DNS failure (user choice)."; break ;;
+        [Qq]) elog_add "Script aborted by user due to DNS failure."; exit 1 ;;
+        *) elog_add "Retrying DNS check for ${_dns_target}..." ;;
+    esac
+done
+
 #Check for needed python-modules
 #For WEBDAV
 python -c "import webdav3">/dev/null 2>&1
diff --git a/system_setup/sync_client_software.sh b/system_setup/sync_client_software.sh
index 7a44ed1..098c2df 100755
--- a/system_setup/sync_client_software.sh
+++ b/system_setup/sync_client_software.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "Press any key to continue" && read -n 1 -s -r && exit 1
 fi
 
+# Ensure krb5_validate = False in sssd.conf to restore offline auth
+# (SSSD >= 2.10.1 skips the CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH raise in offline mode, so validate_tgt
+#  fails with EACCES before the cached-credential fallback is reached)
+_SSSD_CONF="/etc/sssd/sssd.conf"
+if [ -f "${_SSSD_CONF}" ] && ! grep -q "^krb5_validate" "${_SSSD_CONF}"; then
+    echo "Patching sssd.conf: adding 'krb5_validate = False' to restore offline authentication"
+    sed -i "/^\[domain\/${DOMAIN}\]/a krb5_validate = False" "${_SSSD_CONF}"
+    systemctl restart sssd
+fi
+
 #Check Token
 if [ "${DAVTOKEN_USER}." == "." ]; then
     echo "Error: Script cannot be executed standalone, must be run with a matching sudo rule and needs a prereserved environment from logon-script."