Authenticate a user using same password as linux password

joltman <joltman@geocities.com> wrote:
> The only problem with that is that we are trying to avoid adding
> another password to the mix, as most people already have 3 to deal with
> (windows, e-mail, erp program)

e-mail? Is that a POP/IMAP account? You could use that to authenticate
with the IMAP functions.

joltman wrote:
> The only problem with that is that we are trying to avoid adding
> another password to the mix, as most people already have 3 to deal with
> (windows, e-mail, erp program)
>

One other possibility might be to use mysql to store your userids and
passwords. Then use pam_mysql for telnet access and mod_auth_mysql for
apache access.

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Yes, it is POP, could you give me more information on this?