On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:34:08 +0000 Stuart Henderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 2006/02/15 05:58, Fred. wrote: > > Even if it is working, adding/managing over 5000 users to > > master.passwd file is not suitable. I have already a server (LDAP) > > for user management. > > It might not be as bad as you think. You can build your passwd files > from a 'header' section and something pulled by ldapsearch or a script > that accesses ldap itself to generate the rest. > > The flat file isn't used for handling authentication, spwd.db and > pwd.db are used instead. > > > Why openbsd does not support "first look up ldap server for both > > username and password, then use local password file" ? > > I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you need > nsswitch and/or PAM for that type of thing, neither of which are in > OpenBSD. You would need nsswitch support, nothing PAM related is needed. Someone posted a patch to tech@ quite a while ago to add nsswitch support. Adam
