Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 14:24:26 -0800 (PST) From: Philip Hallstrom <philip@adhesivemedia.com> To: BSD Freak <bsd-freak@mbox.com.au> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: .htaccess authentication against /etc/passwd Message-ID: <20011101142343.M43737-100000@teak.adhesivemedia.com> In-Reply-To: <3e44863e707a.3e707a3e4486@mbox.com.au>
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http://modules.apache.org/ is your friend. I know one exists for MySQL and am pretty sure one exists for /etc/passwd although it's probably not the best idea... -philip On Fri, 2 Nov 2001, BSD Freak wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I want to be able authenticate web applications users against the > system user database (/etc/passwd) rather than maintaining a seperate > password database. Is this possible? I've searched all over the web but > could not find any concrete answers or HOWTO's . Also useful would be > to authenticate against LDAP or a MySQL database.... anyone know where > I can get some good detailed info on how to do this? > > Thanks in advance....... > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Your own fax service 24x7, no extra line or fax machine required > http://www.mbox.com.au > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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