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Re: Correct PAM settings for login



On Wed, Feb 16, 2000 at 03:59:46PM -0500, Joseph A. Martin wrote:
> Hello,
> 	I have an LDAP database setup to authenticate users. I want to
> be able to use LDAP as the sole source of the users' info. With my
> current pam settings for login I cannot remove the user from the
> /etc/passwd file. When I do I receive the following message after a
> login attempt: 'User not known to the underlying authentication
> module.' I am including my /etc/pam.d/login in this message. What do I
> need to change so that I can remove users from the local /etc/passwd
> file and just have them authenticated through the LDAP module?

You also need to install libnss-ldap and configure it correctly.

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