steve, thank you. i will try it. and i will let you know how it worked. post-modern programmer? i'd be interested to hear that explained. 100% modular? thanks again. rebecca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Langasek" <vorlon@netexpress.net> To: <pam-list@redhat.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 11:56 AM Subject: Re: pam and php 4 on apache/redhat linux > Hello Rebecca, > > > i am using pam_auth > > (http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/~ccunning/pam_auth.html) to verify > > username/password. > > > if i enter an incorrect username i get "check pass/user unknown" error. > > if i enter correct username and correct or incorrect password (doesn't > > matter) i get "password not found" error. > > > i have created the /etc/pam.d/php file, and followed all direction on > > the page referenced above (atleast i think i have).....i'm at a loss. > > > after i added /etc/pam.d/php file i added this line of code: > > > auth required /lib/security/pam_warn.so > > > then i also got this as part of the error: > > > user: (uid=99) -> rebecca [remote: ?nobody@?nowhere] > > > has anyone tried to use pam_auth and had a similar problem? > > I can't help much with getting that particular pam auth module to work, but I > can suggest an alternative which might give you better results, or at least > better error logs (I hope...) > > ftp://ftp.netexpress.net/pub/pam/php_pam.newest.tgz > > php_pam fully implements the PAM API, and should work with a much wider range > of PAM modules than Chad Cunningham's pam_auth module. Of course, since I'm > the author of php_pam you may wish to take my biased recommendations with a > grain of salt. :) > > Steve Langasek > postmodern programmer > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Pam-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list