Re: Setting password for database user on Linux

--- the_bwana@my-deja.com > wrote: >That's strange...last time I talked to Informix (4-5 days ago) they >said that the PAM bug (120510 I believe) was NOT scheduled to be >addressed in any subsequent version (from 7.30UC10). They said that >buying support might create an incentive for them to take up the bug >again (!). In other words - they want me to pay for a lottery ticket. >This absolutely sucks. >/m Last time I checked, Powerball was cheaper and the potential payoff was greater (with 57 Million dollars, I could forget about any software bugs I can think of). If you send me half of what Informix is asking, I might find that incentive enough to work on the problem....... or take a vacation. >In article <396E2770.B32B8626@bloomberg.net>, > kagel@bloomberg.net wrote: >> Informix does not do its own authentication at all. It relies on the >> OS to authenticate users so ostensibly it will use whatever you have >> setup for your system. The problem with the Linux version right now >> is a bug that blocks using shadown passwd file or PAM. It is >> scheduled to be fixed in a future release, see the Informix WEB site >> for details of version. Search their bug tracking for shadow and/or >> PAM until you find the bug report which should specify the version >> scheduled to contain the fix. >> >> Art S. Kagel >> >> Ivan Raikov wrote: >> > >> > Isn't there a way to make Informix use a different authentication >> > scheme (if not PAM, how about Kerberos)? If yes, how do I find out >> > more, I've searched the Informix Web site unsuccessfully. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Ivan Raikov >> > >> > "Art S. Kagel" <kagel@bloomberg.net> writes: >> > >> > > Known problem if you are using the shadow password file or PAM. >You >> > > have to back down to /etc/passwd and connection with a username >and >> > > password will work again. The method was posted here in the last >4 >> > > months a few times and I believe it is somewhere on the Informix >site >> > > as well. >> > > >> > > Art S. Kagel >> > > >> > >> > -- >> > Ivan Raikov >> > 800 Fowler Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30313-2554 >> > Phone: 404-892-6579 x. 106 >> > Email: raikov@cc.gatech.edu >> > > >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ >Before you buy. == Maintainer of the procrastinator's FAQ. Well, maybe tomorrow I will be. _____________________________________________________________ Want a new web-based email account ? ---> http://www.firstlinux.net