Re: [PHP] Can I authenicate user with the accounts in passwd and shadow??

2002-03-05 Thread Erik Price
On Monday, March 4, 2002, at 07:51 PM, Zenith wrote: But I wonder if I can check the user account against with the /etc/passwd, i.e. use the system accounts. You can do this I think. I just saw an Oreillynet article about it, I think. If this link doesn't tell you how, then I don't

RE: [PHP] Can I authenicate user with the accounts in passwd and shadow??

2002-03-05 Thread Hunter, Ray
You might want to try setting up an LDAP, kerberos, or NIS system before using the passwd and shadow file. There are some security issues that you might not be aware of... Ray Hunter Firmware Engineer ENTERASYS NETWORKS -Original Message- From: Erik Price [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]