well the nntpcached is deffinately linked to libpam.so except i cant seem
to get it to authenticate using pam at all.
I get this in my sylog
sockets.c:461: <- MODE READER
sockets.c:461: <- AUTHINFO USER meridian
sockets.c:461: <- AUTHINFO PASS *******
Unsuccessful AUTHINFO PASS for meridian
Im assuming this is using the default nntpcache authentication
method. While it is linked to pam it seems I need to do more than just
setting up the pam.d/nntpcache file to make it use pam.
On Wed, 19 Jul 2000, Julian Assange wrote:
>
> > Julian
> > um i cant seem to find that file in b5 tarball, i guess your talking about
> > the pam README in the pam libs.
> >
> > nnconf.cf.in:string pamModuleName "nntpcache"
> > nntpcache.config:pamModuleName nntpcache
> >
> > /etc/pam.d/nntpcache:auth required pam_unix.so
> >
> > I am using shadow passwords so i expect this wont work however id expect
> > it would at least give me back an error and not let me LIST?
> >
> > Stephen
>
> Someone neglected to list it Makefile.am hense it wasn't included.
> here it is:
>
> [README.pam]
>
> Redhat users will need something similar to:
>
> nntpcache auth required pam_unix_auth.so
> nntpcache account required pam_unix_acct.so
>
> in their /etc/pam.conf file.
>
> Debian users require something similar to
>
> auth required pam_unix.so
> account required pam_unix.so
> password required pam_unix.so
> session required pam_unix.so
>
> in their /etc/pam.d/nntpcache file (or whatever you've set it to in the nntpcache config file). Since the Debian PAM authentication modules require the requesting application to be root/in group shadow, you have three choices:
> * tell nntpcache to run as root ("user root" in nntpcache.config),
> * use the suid pipe authenticator. i.e
> auth=user/passwd;pipe
> with default pipe authenticator, "unixauth". See "pipeProgram" in
> nntpcache.config, for more details.
> * not use shadowing, and build your own PAM authentication modules
>
> PCT. 28/5/00
>
