Re: Authentication using PAM

Posted in 1998

Dariush Shirazi — 2 Oct 1998 18:50:39 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <XJzgeJAArTE2EwTm@smooth1.demon.co.uk>, David Williams <djw@smooth1.demon.co.uk> writes: >In article <6ur30h$hbt$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, barce@frlp.utn.edu.ar >writes >>Hi! >> >> I'm using Online 7.23.UC4 on Solaris 2.6 >> I'm authenticating Solaris logins using PAM, Is there any way to authenticate >>informix logins using PAM too? >> > > Informix doesn't have a login procedure. It just uses your real uid > and expects the OS to have already authenticated you. > > Keep the authenication where it belogs, in the OS and works for all > applications. > ....... I belive that remote connections are verified via Informix's engine. I.E. if I connect to online using JDBC, then it is online that will verify user/password information and not the system. I think this was the original question; can informix use PAM in place of passwd/shadow/YP to do the authentication? Thanks. -- Dari Shirazi | Internet: dshirazi@uhl.uiowa.edu The University of Iowa - Hygienic Lab | Voice: (319) 335-4500 Oakdale Research Campus, OH-E5B | Fax: (319) 335-4555 Iowa City, IA 52242 |