Ok , I have played around with samba setting up file shares / printer shares.
I have read about integrating samba with active directories.
We have novell (LDAP) which microsoft created (active directories ) off of.
We have linux-based machines which can use samba for the equivalent microsoft smb/cifs
file/printer sharing as well as integrating into active directory/LDAP services.
But why do we need PAM (plug-able authentication module )?
I have installed pam and I have /etc/pam.d with a whole bunch of files
each file has a couple of lines like this
...etc
I am curious their doesn't seem like their is anything to configure?
Was wondering if with pam I can create virtual users for applications.
For example I have an ftp server and when I want to add more user accounts to the ftp server. I would normally create a user with adduser. Is their away so I don't create system users but only username / passwords for a application to uses for login in.
I don't want to create more system users or groups if I can just create some type of virtual user for login to a service.
Maybe pam is the answer?
I know their are api to use pam if you are coding an application from scratch but I was wondering if their is away to add users to an already running service like ftp so that you don't have to create system users...
I have read about integrating samba with active directories.
We have novell (LDAP) which microsoft created (active directories ) off of.
We have linux-based machines which can use samba for the equivalent microsoft smb/cifs
file/printer sharing as well as integrating into active directory/LDAP services.
But why do we need PAM (plug-able authentication module )?
I have installed pam and I have /etc/pam.d with a whole bunch of files
Rich (BB code):
atd common-session other su
chfn common-session-noninteractive passwd sudo
chpasswd cron polkit-1 xscreensaver
chsh cups ppp zentyal
common-account login quagga
common-auth lxdm samba
common-password newusers sshd
Rich (BB code):
@include common-passwordsI am curious their doesn't seem like their is anything to configure?
Was wondering if with pam I can create virtual users for applications.
For example I have an ftp server and when I want to add more user accounts to the ftp server. I would normally create a user with adduser. Is their away so I don't create system users but only username / passwords for a application to uses for login in.
I don't want to create more system users or groups if I can just create some type of virtual user for login to a service.
Maybe pam is the answer?
I know their are api to use pam if you are coding an application from scratch but I was wondering if their is away to add users to an already running service like ftp so that you don't have to create system users...
