[LUNI] Pam-mysql

[Martin Maney]

man shadow will get you started.  Pay attention to details in the
description!

On Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 08:33:22PM -0500, Samir Faci wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
>   I have a cousin that's been pestering me non-stop with this, so I
> think I need to actually find a solution to her issue.
> 
> She's trying to setup pam-mysql to centralize the authentication
> process.  setup a DB and has all the users/password.. etc.. (the
> /etc/passwd loaded in).
> 
> She's having an issue on the authentication part.  It keeps failing.
> She has all the passwd loaded in the sql table as clear-text.
> 
> Does anyone know if the pam-mysql plugin accepts clear-text password.
> I'm not exactly sure what cipher /etc/shadow uses or how to replicated
> it.
> 
> Thanks again,
> 
> --
> Samir
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