Thanks but I want database users to use their current NIS account.

> > I have two queries.
> > Is it possible to use existing NIS / Samba / Unix usernames for
Postgresql
> > authentication  ? how ?
>
> I don't think so. But you can authenticate unix users from a postgres
database.
> There are PAM modules available for that..
>
> Postgres does it's own authentication and concept of database users is far
> different than unix users. I see no point mixing them..
>
>  Shridhar
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