From 1a2eca1c44efa21a0126e7d72133164e44612db8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thorsten Kukuk Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 09:34:51 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Relevant BUGIDs: none Purpose of commit: cleanup Commit summary: --------------- Remove pam_radius docu --- doc/modules/pam_radius.sgml | 117 ------------------------------------ 1 file changed, 117 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 doc/modules/pam_radius.sgml diff --git a/doc/modules/pam_radius.sgml b/doc/modules/pam_radius.sgml deleted file mode 100644 index 2bc4a9cd..00000000 --- a/doc/modules/pam_radius.sgml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,117 +0,0 @@ - - -The RADIUS session module - -Synopsis - -

- - -Module Name: -Author: -Cristian Gafton <gafton@redhat.com> - -Maintainer: -Author. - -Management groups provided: -session - -Cryptographically sensitive: -This module does not deal with passwords - -Security rating: - -Clean code base: -gcc reports 1 warning when compiling /usr/include/rpc/clnt.h. -Hey, is not my fault ! - -System dependencies: - -Network aware: - -yes; this is a network module (independent of application). - - - -Overview of module - -

-This module is intended to provide the session service for users -authenticated with a RADIUS server. At the present stage, the only -option supported is the use of the RADIUS server as an accounting -server. - -Session component - -

- - -Recognized arguments: - -Description: - -This module is intended to provide the session service for users -authenticated with a RADIUS server. At the present stage, the only -option supported is the use of the RADIUS server as an -(There are few things which needs to be cleared out first in -the PAM project until one will be able to use this module and expect -it to magically start pppd in response to a RADIUS server command to -use PPP for this user, or to initiate a telnet connection to another -host, or to hang and call back the user using parameters provided in -the RADIUS server response. Most of these things are better suited for -the radius login application. I hope to make available Real Soon (tm) -patches for the login apps to make it work this way.) - -

-When opening a session, this module sends an ``Accounting-Start'' -message to the RADIUS server, which will log/update/whatever a -database for this user. On close, an ``Accounting-Stop'' message is -sent to the RADIUS server. - -

-This module has no other prerequisites for making it work. One can -install a RADIUS server just for fun and use it as a centralized -accounting server and forget about wtmp/last/sac etc. . - -Examples/suggested usage: - -For the services that need this module (/etc/pam.conf as the last line for that -service (usually after the pam_unix session line): - - -login session required pam_radius.so - - -Replace -This module make extensive use of the API provided in libpwdb -0.54preB or later. By default, it will read the radius server -configuration (hostname and secret) from /etc/raddb/server. -This is a default compiled into libpwdb, and curently there is no way to -modify this default without recompiling libpwdb. I am working on -extending the radius support from libpwdb to provide a possibility -to make this runtime-configurable. - -Also please note that libpwdb will require also the RADIUS -dictionary to be present (/etc/raddb/dictionary). - - - - - -- 2.40.0