On Thu, 2005-12-01 at 21:45 +0000, viewcharts wrote: > > I don't think I'm making myself clear. I want some kind of > > authentication system that lets a user log in through a PHP page if > > their username and password identifies them as a user on the Linux > > system. If the person trying to log in through the PHP web > interface > > has an account on the system, I want to allow them in, otherwise I > want > > them kept out. I thought about doing this through the IMAP server, > but > > I want users to be able to access the members area even if the IMAP > > server is down. Could I maybe do something with ssh? > > > > > Can you have php read a file of usernames and passwords?
I could, but the problem is that the passwords are encrypted - not even I (as the root user) can make sense of them. I was hoping there was some nifty PHP way to do this included in the standard API... ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the Sweet Life. http://us.click.yahoo.com/KIlPFB/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/HKFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Community email addresses: Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shortcut URL to this page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-list Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
