What user is apache running as? The user that apache is running as must have access to read the password shadow file. Usually the easiest way to do this is to add the apache user to a group that has read access on /etc/shadow. However before you do this consider the security implications of doing so. ---------------- Thanks Jefferson Cowart Jeff@xxxxxxxxxx > -----Original Message----- > From: pam-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:pam-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Gifford > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 12:15 > To: PAM > Subject: Problems with mod_auth_pam > > > I'm trying to get PAM support to work on a Apache 2.0.48 > server. Here is all > the details I can provide, if you need more information to > please ask. I > want to get this resolved. > > Operating System : LFS 5.0 -- http://www.linuxfromscratch.org > > Error Messages and Configruation > > Apache Error Message > PAM: user 'jim' - not authenticated: Authentication failure, > > Authorize Log > httpd(pam_unix)[17433]: authentication failure; logname= > uid=103 euid=103 > tty= ruser= rhost= user=jim > > pam/httpd > # Begin /etc/pam.d/httpd > > auth required pam_unix.so > account required pam_unix.so > > # End /etc/pam.d/httpd > > httpd.conf > > LoadModule auth_pam_module lib/apache/mod_auth_pam.so > LoadModule auth_sys_group_module lib/apache/mod_auth_sys_group.so > > AuthName "Private Users Only" > AuthType Basic > AuthPAM_Enabled On > AuthPAM_FallThrough On > AuthMySQLAuthoritative Off > AuthMySQLKeepAlive Off > AuthMySQLHost localhost > AuthMySQLDB apache > AuthMySQLUserTable private > AuthMySQLNameField user_name > AuthMySQLPasswordField user_password > require valid-user > order deny,allow > HostNameLookups on > UseCanonicalName off > > > _______________________________________________ > > Pam-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list > _______________________________________________ Pam-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list
