be used, including RADIUS, NIS, NCP (which means that Novell
password databases can be used).
- o pppd has a PAMified version (available from RedHat) Now it is
+ o pppd has a PAMified version (available from Red Hat) Now it is
possible to use a series of databases to authenticate ppp users.
In addition to the normal Linux-based password databases (such
as /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow), you can use PAM modules to
going, hopefully after you've tested it first on a machine
you don't care about screwing up. :/
-Some pointers (to make everything "right" with Red Hat...):
-
- Install the newest pam, pamconfig, and pwdb from the
- redhat current directory, and do it all on the same
- command line with rpm...
-
- rpm -Uvh [maybe --force too] pam-* pamconfig-* pwdb-*
-
- Then make sure you install (or reinstall) the newest
- version of libc, util-linux, wuftp, and NetKit. For
- kicks you might try installing the newest versions of
- the affected x apps, like xlock, but I haven't gotten
- those to work at all yet.
-
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<sect1>Avoid having a weak `other' configuration