From: Swapnil K. <swa...@ya...> - 2004-01-31 07:25:46
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Hi everybody, I am trying to use MACS to check it's functionality. I am trying to develop SSO authentication for Outlook express on a windows system, using NULL method of MACS. Please guide me on the following : 1]What component of MACS should I install on client machine? In order for the client to communicate with the MACS server where should I specify the MACS Servers IP Address/HOST Name on the client machine? 2]Scrpting requird for Outlook Express What programming language should I use to develop the script ? In which location must the script file be stored on the MACS server? Thank's SWapnil --- "Mario D.Santana" <md...@ma...> wrote: > > Swapnil, > > > > 1]MACS uses NULL method (apart from ldap & > samba).Is > > it mandatory to use ldap/samba method? Can't MACS > > function with NULL method and mysql alone to serve > it's > > intended purpose? > > The answer is yes. However, this isn't usually the > best option, unless > MACS is being deployed to a fairly new and/or simple > set of services. > MACS' modularity is designed to slip easily into > complex, pre-existing > scenarios, which accounts for much of the trickiness > in deployment. I > had thought that you already had an LDAP directory > of users, or I could > have saved you the effort of the last couple of > days... > > But yes, if you don't have many existing users in > LDAP or anything, > then MACS' NULL method will serve you well, and you > can still > authenticate many different consumers against it. > > > 2]If YES then what are the steps that I need to > follow > > to test macs for authenticating TELNET operation > on > > some host in the same network? > > The usual way to do this is via PAM. Add the > --enable-pam option to > configure, and see > http://macs.sf.net/docs/pam > for documentation. You can set any PAM-enabled > software to work this > way, including ssh, ftp, smtp, etc. This is a > relatively untested > piece (though it seems to work fine for me,) so > please let me know how > it works out. > > > 3]The "New Users" link in macs generates the page > with > > relevant empty text boxes.But there is no button > to > > SUBMIT and CLEAR the the filled information (see > the > > registration page in attatchment)??What could be > the > > problem? > > That's just my own taste in HTML forms. You should > be able to press > <Return> in any of fields to submit. Alternatively, > modify the HTML > files to taste -- they are intentionally left > simple, meant to be > customized for each deployment. > > Cheers! > > mds > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/ |