RE: error

[Jamie C. <jca...@we...>]

PAM authentication makes webmin check the password against the unix user
of the same name as the webmin user. However, for this to work you have
to setup a service called 'webmin' using the PAM Authentication module.

 - Jamie

"Colin Legendre" <su...@ns...> wrote ..
> I have fixed the problem by using webmin to install the Athen::PAM module
> from CPAN.  Now here is the question, I was under the impression that
> setting to PAM AUTH would cause it to auth through the current user
> password.  This does not seam to be the case.  What does PAM Auth do?
> 
> Colin Legendre CCNA, MCP
> su...@ns...
> http://www.ns3g.com
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:web...@li...]On Behalf Of Colin
> Legendre
> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 10:05 AM
> To: web...@li...
> Subject: error
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I get this error on Freebsd 4.4 when trying to change a user to PAM
> authentication.  Any idea how to fix it ?
> 
> Failed to save user : PAM authentication is not available as the Authen::PAM
> Perl module is not installed or not working properly.
> 
> Colin Legendre CCNA, MCP
> su...@ns...
> http://www.ns3g.com
> 
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