> I am trying to implement a system that doesn't require an /etc/passwd, > plus Winblows systems can authenticate against the system. The > authentication mechanism uses pam_mysql, which is fine and dandy, but that > falls back to the /etc/passwd file for things like uid,gid,shell and home. Which aren't authenication info - they are user info. For multi-platform work I'm told that LDAP and Radius are the way to go. > Now, I want the option of putting that information in a database, and > working off the database. Is there a method that I would use to set the > home directory/shell? I can probably get away with setuid and setgid for > the ID's, but am unfamiliar with the other methods (especially since all > the examples I find say "the list says I shouldn't do this" and don't > provide an example, and the actual developers guide says absolutely > nothing about it either). See nsswitch.conf(5) and the relevant subsection of the libc documentation - it contains everything you need. Sweet Dreams, - Martin -- Martin inkubus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "Seasons change, things come to pass" _______________________________________________ Pam-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list
