Re: Authenticating MySQL off of an LDAP

[Dan Nelson]

In the last episode (Mar 22), Kyle Johnson said:
> I'm new to the lists, but I had a question about authenticating a
> MySQL database; I wondered if anybody knew how to authenticate off of
> an LDAP instead of the default mysql table? Or if it's even possible?
> So far we have had no success browsing the docs or anywhere else
> online. I know it's possible to go the other way, authenticate
> services off of a MySQL backend, so I guess I'm looking to go the
> opposite direction. Any thoughts anybody has would be much
> appreciated. Thanks.

This is bug 4703: http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=4703 , apparently on
their TODO list somewhere.  PAM authentication would be the best
solution, which would let the administrator use whatever method they
want.

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Authenticating MySQL off of an LDAP

[Kyle Johnson]

Hey everybody,

I'm new to the lists, but I had a question about authenticating a MySQL
database; I wondered if anybody knew how to authenticate off of an LDAP
instead of the default mysql table? Or if it's even possible? So far we have
had no success browsing the docs or anywhere else online. I know it's
possible to go the other way, authenticate services off of a MySQL backend,
so I guess I'm looking to go the opposite direction. Any thoughts anybody
has would be much appreciated. Thanks.

-Kyle