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

["E.B. Dreger" <eddy+public+spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

JK> Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 21:09:47 -0500
JK> From: Josh Kuperman


JK> The partial answer to this is that I need to use PAM modules. Cobalt
JK> servers come with a mod_auth_pam_external that allows a web site to
JK> validate users agains their passwd. There is also a module for Squid
JK> but I'm not sure how to configure it. In theory I should just be able

	man 8 pam        # this manpage comes with the OS
	man 8 pam_auth   # this manpage comes with squid


JK> to add a squid entry in /etc/pam.d, but I would love to know if anyone
JK> has done this - since for all I know I'm the only RaQ XTR user who
JK> built his own squid. I may have to ask on the Squid list anyhow.

Haven't done it, but it looks like one creates

	/etc/pam.d/squid

with the options needed to create your authentication db from
whatever backend you choose.  Alternatively, you can change the
name from "squid" (see the second manpage I mentioned), although
I'd probably leave it be.

Theoretically, it should be simple.  PAM is designed as a simple
"middle layer" to make the myriad of applications play nicely
with the host of authentication databases.


Eddy
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