04-Dec-02 at 19:12, Sarick ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote :
> Hi all,
> Can the LDAP be used to authenticate a user whose username and password is
> stored in /etc/passwd??

How is the LDAP server going to read the username in /etc/passwd?

Passwords are not stored in /etc/passwd, just usernames.
Passwords are usually in /etc/shadow, YMMV

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