[Fedora-directory-users] Ubuntu 8.04 authentication

[Diwakoe]

On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 11:10 PM, Ryan Braun [ADS] <ryan.braun at ec.gc.ca> wrote:
> I find that starting small and working forward is the best way to go.
>
> First off,  disable all encryption (for now). in pam_ldap.conf and libnss-
> ldap.conf.  I've found that running wireshark while learning/setting up the
> clients helps a ton.  You can see the ldap calls over tcpip and can also see
> all the username and passwords.  Which should inspire you to turn encryption
> back on when done :)
>
> Next configure nss lookups.  Make sure libnss-ldap is installed,  And again
> minimally,  setup libnss-ldap.conf.  Add ldap to your nsswitch.conf file and
> try a getent (passwd|group).  If nothing happens,  check your sniffer and fds
> logs to see if it was able to try and connect to your ldap server.
>
> Then move onto your pam config.  Same as above,  start minimally then add
> configs/features later.  But remember,  FDS will not accept passwd changes from
> the command line unless over TLs/SSL.  But it will authenticate just fine.
>
> But like I said initially,  for myself,  watching wireshark helped a ton.
>
> Ryan
>

Hi Ryan,

Now I can list all user from server using "getent passwd" but still
can not get user /home detail using "getent passwd <user-name>". I
already tried login using fds username and user not authenticated.

Any help is appreciated.


Thanks,
Diwa
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