Re: tls, pam_ldap and /etc/passwd

[Dan Parker <drpLO@helios.hampshire.edu>]

On Thu, 25 Apr 2002, Christopher Walden wrote:

> We have set up an openldap server running on RedHat Linux 7.2. I have created 
> a database and have more than one system working fine using the pam_ldap 
> modules.  However, when I activate TLS, pam requires me to have a user to 
> match the ldap user in the system's local /etc/passwd file.

It's requiring this because pam_ldap isn't talking to your LDAP server
over TLS.  Have you setup ssl support in /etc/ldap.conf?

Dan