Well, I finally figured out how to make the script correctly authenticate users, but it doesn't appear to be returning the correct value to xmail. In my /etc/xmail/userauth/pop3/dchweb.com.tab file I call the script. I know the script runs, because I modified it to echo the value pam returns into a file in /tmp. If I try to log in, the file gets created and either 0 or 7 is echoed into it. Either way, xmail says access denied. I don't know much about perl, and I don't know how to control scripts' exit values, so I am not sure if the script is actually returning 0 to xmail. Anyone else use the script yet? Have you gotten it to work? Please help me out a bit here if you can. Dustin C. Hatch
Kevin Williams wrote: >Dustin, > >This script is certainly something I slapped together from the >Authen::PAM docs. My Perl skills are anything but. ;) The script should >return the return code from PAM, but your shell may translate that >return code to another number. > >I wish I could be more help, but this is one of those times where I got >lucky without understanding the code I wrote. I'm sure there are others >who could improve the script if they feel like it. > >Kevin > >P.S. The Authen::PAM docs describe quite a few other functions which >would make the script much more robust. >-- >Get Firefox! >http://www.spreadfirefox.com/?q=affiliates&id=26755&t=1 > >Dustin C. Hatch wrote: > > >>I am trying Kevin Williams's perl srcipt for external user >>authentication, and for a test, I have modified it to print the output >>number from the pam module, but it prints 7. According to make test, 7 >>is authentication failure. Kevin, what am I doing wrong? Also, for >>anybody, how would I tell xmail to go on to use internal authentication >>if this perl script fails? >> >>Dustin C. Hatch >>- >>To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in >>the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >- >To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in >the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
