Re: [Phpgroupware-users] auth integration

[Chris Weiss]

the limitation of pam_auth is that it can be only read only, auth
only.  You can't manage the accounts in pam, just suth to them.  right
now the imap auth does the same thing and without the hassle of adding
the not-so common php-pam module.

On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:46:17 +0000, Brian Johnson
<address@hidden> wrote:
> Can LDAP use a mysql backend?
> 
> If so, maybe phpgw using LDAP with the Mysql backend would be a possibility
> 
> I suppose another possibility is for someone to finish the phpgw pam auth
> system and he could also consider that.
> 
> Or just write a script that moves data from his mysql table to the phpgw ones
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Chris Weiss (address@hidden) wrote:
> >
> > if it's just a mysql table you may be able to make a
> > phpgwapi/inc/class.auth* based on the SQL one for your auth source.  I
> > don't know if it's as simple as I just made it sound, there's probably
> > a lot more to it than what I just stated.
> >
> > it might be easier to make courier auth to phpgw's accounts table though.
> >
> > For something a little more in depth, but not hard to setup, I've
> > released an add on app that can sync phpgw accounts with UNIX passwd
> > files.  http://forums.phpgroupware.org/index.php?t=msg&th=177
> > you may be able to modify this to suit your needs rather easily also.
> > This one works with only a minor, and optional, patch to phpgw's files
> > and the real work is done as totaly seperate phpgw app so that any new
> > patches and releases won't take a lot of work to reimplement.
> >
> > On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 10:57:55 -0700, Jesse Sanford
> > <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'd like to set up phpgroupware with qmail and courier-imap to
> > > authenticate via a specific mysql table so that I can add new users with
> > > as few steps as possible.  What's the easiest way to get phpgroupware to
> > > do external authentication?  Or to synchronize its accounts tables with
> > > an external source?
> > >
> > > Thanks for any suggestions.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Jesse Sanford <address@hidden>
> > > University of California--Berkeley
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