[sork] WG: Re: [horde] Help setting up passwd authentication

[Jan Schneider]

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      Datum: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 09:40:57 +0000
        Von: dave--uk <drbeaker at gmail.com>
    Betreff: Re: [horde] Help setting up passwd authentication
         An: Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org>

Good point - the passwords are in the shadow file.  But that doesn't
explain why it didn't work with a separate password file.  I'll check
out the crypt method.

On 12/18/06, Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org> wrote:
> Zitat von dave--uk <drbeaker at gmail.com>:
>
>> Hi.  I'm trying to set up Horde on a Centos-4 box using passwd
>> authentication.  If I set Horde up to use a fixed username and
>> password it works.  When I change it to use passwd authentication &
>> login (using the same credentials) it fails: I just get represented
>> with the login screen, with no error message displayed.  The log file
>> contains:
>>
>> Dec 18 11:20:33 HORDE [error] [horde] FAILED LOGIN for testuser
>> [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] to Horde [on line 116 of
>> "/usr/share/horde/login.php"]
>>
>> so obviously something isn't right.  I've tried it using the
>> /etc/passwd file (which is obviously correct) and I know the
>> credentials are right, but I still get the same error.  I've also
>> created a separate passwd file but that didn't help.
>
> Does the passwd really contain the passwords, is it readable by the
> web server, and did you specify the correct cryting method?
>
> Jan.
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Jan.

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