Re: [PATCHES] Doc-patch: PAM authentication fails for local UNIX users

2007-12-28 Thread Bruce Momjian
I have updated the documentation to read: If PAM is set up to read /etc/shadow, authentication will fail because the PostgreSQL server is started by a non-root user. However, this is not an issue with LDAP or other authentication methods. Thanks. ---

Re: [PATCHES] Doc-patch: PAM authentication fails for local UNIX users

2007-12-21 Thread Dhanaraj M
This is the continuation to the discussion that we had in the hacker's list. http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-08/msg00684.php Here, I like to add some details in 20.2.6. PAM authentication section. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/interactive/auth-methods.html#AUTH-PAM

Re: [PATCHES] Doc-patch: PAM authentication fails for local UNIX users

2007-12-19 Thread Andrew Dunstan
Magnus Hagander wrote: On Tue, Dec 18, 2007 at 12:41:56PM +0530, Dhanaraj M wrote: Hi all, This is the continuation to the discussion that we had in the hacker's list. http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-08/msg00684.php Here, I like to add some details in 20.2.6. PAM auth

Re: [PATCHES] Doc-patch: PAM authentication fails for local UNIX users

2007-12-19 Thread Magnus Hagander
On Tue, Dec 18, 2007 at 12:41:56PM +0530, Dhanaraj M wrote: > Hi all, > > This is the continuation to the discussion that we had in the hacker's > list. > http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-08/msg00684.php > > > Here, I like to add some details in 20.2.6. PAM authentication secti

[PATCHES] Doc-patch: PAM authentication fails for local UNIX users

2007-12-17 Thread Dhanaraj M
Hi all, This is the continuation to the discussion that we had in the hacker's list. http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-08/msg00684.php Here, I like to add some details in 20.2.6. PAM authentication section. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/interactive/auth-methods.html#AUTH-