RE: Etch and NSS with LDAP
Hey, thanks for your help. I'm still not totally clear on one thing though.
I am trying to set up a new Debian etch box. I want to handle
authentication (yes, for ssh) via LDAP instead of the regular /etc/passwd
and shadow files. I am under the impression that I cannot do that without
the libnss-ldap package. Am I right about that? I've never set this up
before, so I'm not sure.
Thanks again for your help,
- GM
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Ewart [mailto:davee@sungate.co.uk]
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 7:14 AM
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Etch and NSS with LDAP
On Tuesday, 03.10.2006 at 16:25 -0400, Grok Mogger wrote:
> Could someone knowledgeable please confirm or refute this for me?
>
> Since the libnss-ldap package has been removed from etch (as of Oct 1st),
I
> absolutely cannot by any means manage all the normal linux logons for an
> etch box using LDAP. Right?
>
> The only way I'll be able to do that, is either...
> A) Wait for the the libnss-ldap package to get fixed up and make its way
> back into etch.
> or
That's certainly one way.
> B) Download the source code and fix it up myself.
That should also work, although it may take a little more effort to make
sure that you do this The Debian Way, as regards interaction with the
rest of the system.
> Am I right about all that?
> Also, is there a correct term for these "normal linux logons"? Does
> everyone even know what I mean by that...? I'm referring to the accounts
> stored in your /etc/passwd file.
Except they're probably *not* stored in /etc/passwd if you've got them
in LDAP, no?
People know what you mean by "normal Linux logons", I guess: although
you are probably referring to 'ssh', is that right?
Dave.
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