Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 12:30:50 +0300 From: Dmitry Alyabyev <dimitry@al.org.ua> To: Giorgos Keramidas <charon@labs.gr> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re[2]: Long usernames with '@' Message-ID: <12180028553.20010927123050@al.org.ua> In-Reply-To: <20010927005816.C43618@hades.hell.gr> References: <737085176.20010926161219@al.org.ua> <20010927005816.C43618@hades.hell.gr>
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Thursday, September 27, 2001, 12:58:16 AM, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > Dmitry Alyabyev <dimitry@al.org.ua> wrote: >> Hello >> >> I'm trying to use long usernames with '@' in passwd-file (looks like >> e-mails). It's need for getting account information only - not real >> authorization. The manual says that it's impossible. >> In Linux it was possible in case of using pwdb in pam.conf >> How I can get over that in FreeBSD 4.4 ? > Do you absolutely *have* to use the password file for this type of stuff? No, I just try to find a solution. But using *SQL isn't preferable way. > If all you want is some form of textual database, that holds account > information, then you're much better rolling off some custom interface to a set > of flat text files, instead of polluting your passwd files with information > that is not related to authentication. Reasonable. Could you recommend some pam-module for working over plain text file ? > (As for the original question, you dont say how exactly you 'are trying to use > usernames with '@' in passwd-file'. You'll have to provide more information, > if you really want someone to be able to help you. The exact steps taken to > use such usernames, ar a good starting point.) Well, my target is getting account info via PAM for ftp daemon. -- Dimitry To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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