Re: IDS 7.30 and RH6.0 shadow password

Mike Segel wrote: > Damijan Sencar wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > I have problem with IDS 7.30 on RH6.0. I can't connect to IDS server > > with ODBC when I specify > > password in Ilogin program. I can connect tp the same server with just > > empty password filed. > > > > I can connect with same client configuration (and password) to IRS7.30 > > on RH6.0 without shadow pasword > > system. > > > > Any idea how to solve that problem? > > > > Interesting. > > If you don't use the shadow passwd file, you are fine. > If you do use the shadow passwd file, you lose security. Ie anyone can log > in as > any user without supplying a password? > Yes!!! I don't know wether is my problem with wrong installation (but I tried twice) or is just a RH6.0/IDS7.30 bug. I would like to hear someone else to confirm this behavior. > > Since I haven't seen RH 6.0, I don't know how they implemented the shadow > passwd. Could either be a bug in Informix or RH. I'd bet Red Hat since > Informix uses the standard UNIX security calls. > > I'll be getting my SuSE 6.1 sometime soon. (They are backlogged.) Lets see > if the problem exists in other flavors of Linux. > > -Mikey > > BTW, > Unless you need a "really" , "really" secure linux box, I'd skip the shadow > passwd for right now. Yes, but I just couldn't resist .... Damijan