Re: Authentication with PAM

Adam Williams <adam@morrison-ind.com> writes: >> 2.) It seems that our Informix-version isn't capable of using pam >> at all (I found some hints, but no definitive answer to that). >> So : Is it possible or not ? > > Nope. How the *$*(@ *@$()@)_ heck one is supposed to operate a secure > Informix server is just beyond me, maintaining /etc/passwd is really an > unrealistic option. This feature seems to have been promised for a long > time. It's been asked for since the first releases of IDS7 on Red Hat and promised on each release of IDS9. The savvy Linux sysadmin crowd seems to be migrating to openldap for authentication (e.g., so that you don't need to add thousands of users on an email server). A PAM-aware IDS would certainly be a welcome enhancement!! -- Forte International, P.O. Box 1412, Ridgecrest, CA 93556-1412 Ronald Cole <ronald@forte-intl.com> Phone: (760) 499-9142 President, CEO Fax: (760) 499-9152 My GPG fingerprint: C3AF 4BE9 BEA6 F1C2 B084 4A88 8851 E6C8 69E3 B00B