Re: PAM authentication patch - v2

[Matt Doar]

Correct. The functionality of the patch is *exactly* what I want. I'm
really hoping Derek finds time to get it in. The extra functionality
Derek mentioned would be nice, but I suspect it is not crucial for many
sites.

~Matt


On Thu, 2003-07-17 at 13:07, Brian Murphy wrote:
> Matt Doar wrote:
> 
> >If your etc/nsswitch.conf file has this line:
> >
> >passwd:     files nis
> >
> >then the authentication looks in your /etc/passwd and shadow files
> >before using NIS. If I have a userid defined locally on the machine and
> >also defined using NIS, the authentication mechanism fails. If I am
> >authenticating a user who is only defined in NIS, everything is fine.
> >
> >~Matt
> >
> >On Thu, 2003-07-17 at 11:11, Brian Murphy wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>Hi Matt,
> >>I didn't really understand your problem with NIS and the PAM patch.
> >>Was it that you couldn't get CVS to authenticate via NIS?
> >>
> >>/Brian
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> So this has nothing to do with the patch.
> With regard to debugging PAM authentication I think the PAM documentation
> must have the answers - the whole purpose of PAM is to separate the business
> of authentication from the application itself. A basic configuration is 
> described
> in the documentation - advanced issues must be the domain of PAM 
> documentation
> otherwise the advantage of PAM is lost.
> 
> /Brian
>