Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] Authentication Problem
From: jon@colossus.cs.wits.ac.za
Date: Thu Aug 27 1998 - 09:04:13 EDT
this is because the version you're using doesn't like pam/shadow
passwords. try get the RPM from ftp.redhat.com/contrib/hurricane/ or
somesuch - it's 1.4b2. i just had this problem and using this rpm fixed
it.
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John Ostrowick
Computer Science Department, University of the Witwatersrand
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On Thu, 27 Aug 1998, Wagner One wrote:
> I am composing this remotely, but I can provide more detailed versions,
> etc. in a later message if necessary.
>
> I'm running the latest RPM of Netatalk (1.4b2+asun2.0a18) from the redhat
> contrib dir.
>
> I set up Netatalk 1.3.3 quite a while ago and have never had any problems
> logging in with a Mac client. That was a while ago and the server has sat
> dormant since. Yesterday I fired it back up... same config files, no
> change to linux system, etc... and was unable to log in with a password
> that used to work fine and I use daily for shell access.
>
> I am unable to log in with the Mac client when I attempt to use a defined
> account. Guest works like a charm. The authentication error returns so
> quickly on the Mac, I even wonder if it is being returned by the Linux
> machine and Netatalk.
>
> I think I have narrowed it down somewhat. Guest works fine anywhere. I
> can't log in with my account on my computer (OS 8.1 w/ corresponding
> Appletalk client) or any other machines set up similarly. I am, however,
> able to log in with any number of machines running traditional MacTCP.
> This would lead me to believe that there has been a change on the Mac
> side that is now breaking the login process. Then there is also the fact
> that this new version of Netatalk behaves exactly like (in this instance)
> like 1.3.3. Upgrading seemed to have absolutely no effect.
>
> I just subscribed yesterday, but spent a considerable amount of time
> pouring over the archive for similar problems. While there were some
> reports of similar occurrences, none of the fixes worked (lowercase
> logins, deleting Mac networking configs, etc.)
>
> I have a vague idea, but am not entirely sure what Pam is or does. Could
> the absence of Pam play a role in this problem? I am unable to track it
> down as a binary anywhere. I found tons of support files/scripts for it,
> but no binary. I'm going to reinstall the pam rpm from my original
> install discs today.
>
> Thanks for any help,
> Mike Wagner
>
> --
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