Re: [cobalt-users] using the same passwords for everything

["Steve Werby" <steve-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Josh Kuperman" <josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Most of my users are just using webmail, accessing a web site. I'm
> adding a squid proxy and hoping to allow some people to manage pieces
> with webmin. The gist of this is I'm about the only one using a shell
> account. I'd like to have passwords coordinated so they can use the
> same password to access a restricted website, get at their webmail, or
> access the proxy remotely.
>
> What do I need to do, to do this.

It depends what the apps support and whether you have the time/skill
necessary to hack them in the event they don't support what you need.  You
might want to look at LDAP.  If it can't integrate with your apps, I'd
suggest using it or a database-driven app to manage logins and a script to
update the respective files used by the apps in order to update the
usernames and passwords used in each app.  I hope that makes sense.

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