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Subject: Re: PAM_SMB through Apache
From: Richard Sharpe (sharpens.aus.com)
Date: Fri Dec 01 2000 - 00:28:37 CST

At 06:45 PM 11/30/00 -0800, you wrote:
>I cannot get PAM authentication through an NT server working with Apache.
>
>My configuration: Cobalt RaQ4 (Redhat; Intel processor)
>
>Installed: Apache PAM module
>PAM_SMB
>
>The PAM module for Apache works fine. I have tested with the default
>configurations and it runs smoothly. However, PAM_SMB does not work. The
>reason it gives is: "User account has expired"

Is it possible that the user's account has expired under NT?

>The users of the NT domain are not in the local password file, and they
>should not have to be. However, I am not sure how to write the
>/etc/pam.d/httpd file to make sure that users and passwords only get
>authenticated through the NT domain.
>
>The only two things I have in my /etc/pam.d/httpd file are:
>
>auth sufficient /lib/security/pam_smb_auth.so nolocal
>password required /lib/security/pam_smb_auth.so nolocal
>
>I have no idea if I am on the right track with that file. (I am a newbie at
>PAM authentication.)
>
>I have also noticed that although PAM_SMB is unpacked and configured,
>pamsmbd does not appear to be located anywhere on my system. I have
>followed all the instructions located at
>http://www.csn.ul.ie/~airlied/pam_smb/, but cannot find the pamsmbd file. I
>did move pam_smb_auth.so to /lib/security, as it says in the httpd file.

Ummm, you only need pamsmbd if you are doing username mapping. Are you?

>Any help would be appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>Erica
>
>
>
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Regards
-------
Richard Sharpe, sharpens.aus.com
Samba (Team member, www.samba.org), Ethereal (Team member, www.zing.org)
Contributing author, SAMS Teach Yourself Samba in 24 Hours
Author, Special Edition, Using Samba

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