From owner-freebsd-isp Fri Aug 23 5:17:14 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A844D37B400 for ; Fri, 23 Aug 2002 05:17:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.yazzy.org (mail.wrs.no [80.232.16.66]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF8CD43E84 for ; Fri, 23 Aug 2002 05:17:10 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from yazzy@yazzy.org) Received: from yazzy.org (saruman.wrs [192.168.64.6]) by mail.yazzy.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 02C1262FC0F3; Thu, 22 Aug 2002 12:15:03 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mail.wrs.no ([80.232.16.66]) (SquirrelMail authenticated user yazzy.yazzy.org) by www.yazzy.org with HTTP; Thu, 22 Aug 2002 12:16:36 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <60670.80.232.16.66.1030011396.squirrel@www.yazzy.org> Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 12:16:36 +0200 (CEST) Subject: Re: Replacing flat file unix authentication From: "Marcin Jessa" To: Importance: Normal X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 In-Reply-To: <20020822144135.X7739-100000@squirm.dsto.defence.gov.au> References: <20020822144135.X7739-100000@squirm.dsto.defence.gov.au> Cc: Reply-To: yazzy@yazzy.org X-Mailer: h4x0r mail yazzy.org (version 1337) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Wilkinson,Alex said: > NIS > NIS+ > LDAP > > - aW Hi. You may want to take a look at qmail + vpopmail + mysql. Btw, pam_mysql works pretty well. You can use Mysql to authenticate samba, ftp, email...etc users.Here is an example of how it works with proftpd: http://www.ezunix.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=6&page=1 AFAIR freebsddiary.org has a HowTo about samba+pam_mysql Good luck. > > > My apologies if you have received multiple copies of this, I have had > a problem with subscription to these lists recently. > > I am investigating methods in which to replace the unix password file > system for authentication and account verification with a database > like mySQL. Can anyone offer any recommendations as to a way to do > this, or > links/information to web pages. > > PAM doesn't see to cut it! AFAIK (& I have tested) applications such > as qpopper still check the unix db for account existence, before > proceeding to use PAM and mySQL to verify the password. > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message -- Marcin M. Jessa Software developer/System Administrator Wireless Reading Systems ASA Skreddervn 9 N-1537 Moss Norway http://www.wrs.no Phone: +47 69 27 96 88 Cellular: +47 988 505 44 ----------- My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I am right. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message