LDAP authentication to Novel eDir & ssh

Hi,

another question (sorry that they're so many - I'm quite new to Solaris):

I'm looking at LDAP authentication (not Name services, just user auth)

against a Novel eDirectory.

Now in the manual (Naming and Directory Services) it says:

"Note ?After you enable pam_ldap account management, all users must provide a

password any time they log in to the system. A login password is required for

authentication. Therefore, nonpassword-based logins using tools such as rsh,

rlogin, or ssh will fail."

I'm not certain that I have to use pam_ldap in the first place, but if the

above was the case that would render ssh almost useless, since we're

making heavy use odd key-pair authentication for quite a few things.

How can I work around this, and is there an easy to follow set-by-step

guide to getting Solaris10 to work with a directory server other than Suns?

Cheers

[959 byte] By [nzirdos] at [2007-11-26 10:54:17]
# 1

I never had any experience with eDir, however I do know there exists such information at novell site:

Solaris 8 client with Novell eDiectory LDAP

http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/nds/features/trenches/tr_solaris_8_ldap_aut h_edir.html

You may also reference the SSH how-to at my home page:

http://web.singnet.com.sg/~garyttt/

HTH.

Gary

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