Re: [users@httpd] pwauth does not run as user

[koen.vdvelde@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

Solved !! (with a little help ...)

 

for the archive ... here's the solution

 

the config.h contains :

#define SERVER_UIDS 72          /* user "nobody" */

 

So I Changed this to the UID that apache is running on and recompiled.

 

Than did a su  (with '-m' since apacha uses /sbin/nologin)

  # su -m apache

And now I can run pwauth as apache user :

  bash-2.05b$ ./pwauth
  user
  pwd
  bash-2.05b$ echo $?
  0
  bash-2.05b$

next time I 'll RTFM three times in stead of only two :-)

 

regards,

Koen.

 

-----koen.vdvelde@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: -----

To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: koen.vdvelde@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: 14/03/2006 17:40
Subject: [users@httpd] pwauth does not run as user



Hi,

I want to use pwauth for authentication on my apache.

I downloaded pwauth-2.3.2.tar.gz  and compiled it.
Than I installed it in /usr/local/bin and "suid root" it (chmod +s pwauth)

  [root@DUMBO:/usr/local/bin]# ll pwauth
  -rwsr-sr-x    1 root     root        16517 Mar 14 17:06 pwauth

When I run it as root, it 's working fine :

  [root@DUMBO:/usr/local/bin]# ./pwauth
  myuser
  mypasswd
  [root@DUMBO:/usr/local/bin]# echo $?
  1

But when I change to a normal user and run it, it doesn't even give me the
option to enter a user/password

  [root@DUMBO:/usr/local/bin]# su admin
  [admin@DUMBO:/usr/local/bin]$ ./pwauth
  [admin@DUMBO:/usr/local/bin]$

I'm sure I'm missing something pretty basic ... but what ??

Thanks in advance,

Koen.


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