Re: redhat 7.2 and ldap.conf

[Tom Diehl <tdiehl@rogueind.com>]

On Wed, 24 Oct 2001 Jehan.Procaccia@int-evry.fr wrote:

> On 24 Oct 2001, Julio Sanchez Fernandez wrote:
> 
> > <Jehan.Procaccia@int-evry.fr> writes:
> >
> > > hello,
> > >
> > > I noticed that redhat 7.2 install nss_ldap-172-2 which include the
> > > pam_ldap module and the default pam configuration in
> > > /etc/pam.d/system-auth using pam_ldap.
> > > also /etc/ldap.conf is by default  set to "pam_password md5", I thing that
> > > RH 7.1 used "pam_password crypt" by default !? I suspect there is
> > > something around pam_password, I am I right ?
> >
> > No, I think that is only used for password updates, authentication
> > only depends on the ability to bind by sending a plain password.
> >
> > I suggest you ask RedHat.
> >
> Could it be because I choosed "security medium" during install ?, however
> to run my tests I did stopped ipchains ! also I noticed that an "su -
> username" (username beeing an ldap posixaccount) works fine ! ,even the
> automont map which is in ldap works. So I concluded that there is a
> problem of password encryption somewhere. Where ? how could I debug that ?
> 
> Thanks for your help
> 
> PS: "ask RedHAT" ! to what address should I send that request (apart from
> nalin@redhat.com !)

subscribe to the enigma mailing list. enigma-list-request@redhat.com or
file a bug in bugzilla. bugzilla.redhat.com.

> > Personally, I haven't yet downloaded 7.2, either their servers are
> > very overloaded or I am on their shitlist.

Most likely overloaded. New releaes will do that. :-)

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