On Fri, 5 Dec 2003, Thomas Smith wrote:

> I've followed this guide to a tee and things aren't working like I
> thought they would. To sum it up, I figured that using this guide would
> allow me to replace /etc/passwd and associated files and authenticate
> against the LDAP directory (via pam_ldap and nss_ldap).
[snip]
> When I create a user in the LDAP directory (one that's not listed in
> /etc/passwd), I'm not able to authenticate this user.

Offhand, I'd guess it's because you have this line:
> auth            sufficient      /lib/security/pam_ldap.so use_first_pass

before this line:
> auth       sufficient   /lib/security/pam_unix.so likeauth nullok nodelay

You're trying to reuse a password that hasn't yet been entered.  Don't try
to take an easy way.  Put everything in the correct order.  And make sure
your requireds and sufficients are all correct.


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