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Re: Webmin 1.070 and Adding Users on Clarkconnect(Redhat 7.3)
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From: Craig W. <cra...@az...> - 2003-03-01 23:05:29
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Actually, I think that ClarkConnect is based up RedHat and I think that Redhat doesn't typically include MD5 encryption for users/passwords but that doesn't mean that the passwords aren't encrypted. I am under the impression that MD5 is getting a bit long in the tooth and not the strongest of encryption methods. If you were to install Webmin from the no-arch RPM, the setting is probably already adjusted. If you install from the tarball, you only need to flip the one configuration setting. I am not thoroughly knowledgeable about user/password encryption methods so I defer to someone else to provide a more comprehensive answer. But to answer your original question and to make things a little simpler, all you ever needed to do was to change the configuration since my minimal understanding is that RedHat doesn't typically use the MD5 hash for user authentication. More importantly though, a trip through the module config for Users/Groups settings in Webmin should be considered an essential trip since it's got a bunch of worthwhile tweaks...I always set the default shell to /bin/false, the default group to dom_users and depending upon the purpose for the particular server, might change user/password durations in addition to flipping the switch on "don't use MD5 if not present.' As for ClarkConnect 'being a complete distro,' I would have to guess that everybody's definition of what represents a complete distro is going to differ anyway. It obviously is complete enough for the function it is to provide, can tie into a larger frame of authenticaion methods such as NIS and will accept the installation of binaries to extend it's functionality. That seems fairly complete to me. HTH Craig On Fri, 2003-02-28 at 23:00, Kent Jantz wrote: > I guess my first thought is right, It is a Firewall/Router not a complete distro so some stuff is bound not to be there. Another reply to this post mentioned that it took Him 2 hours to get it working and I'm not that much into to it for that, at least it has some encryption and I'm not worried that the users will be cracking that anytime soon. > > Thanks, > Kent > > > On 28 Feb 2003 20:59:51 -0700 > Craig White <cra...@az...> wrote: > > > I would suggest that it is infinitely easier to change the configuration > > in the Users and Groups - there is a setting - something like 'don't use > > MD5 if not present' and check that puppy. > > > > Craig > > > > On Fri, 2003-02-28 at 20:28, docv wrote: > > > I ran into the same problem with the Clarkconnect > > > 1.1 that I use to run. It seem that one of the > > > "security" features is that compilers are not > > > installed as par of the OS (to prevent new programs > > > from being compiled after a compromise, I guess). It > > > took me quite some time to finally get all the > > > dependencies satisfied and be able to compile > > > anything on the boxes (as I recall, it took about 2 > > > hours of work). I have since given up on running CC > > > boxes and have become familiar with IPTables (thanks > > > to the firewall module of Webmin) to do similar things. > > > > > > I don't believe that the CC OS was intended for > > > anything other than just being a router. > > > > > > Kent Jantz wrote: > > > > I'm running Webmin 1.070 on my Firewall(Clarkconnect/Redhat 7.3), I have the following problem. When I try to add a user via Webmin I get the following error: > > > > > > > > Your system has MD5 passwords enabled, but neither the perl MD5 or Digest::MD5 module is not installed. > > > > > > > > To force the use of normal encrypted passwords, adjust your module configuration. > > > > > > > > Or have Webmin download and install the Digest::MD5 module for you. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I then tried to download an install the Module but got this error when it tried to compile it: > > > > > > > > Executing /usr/bin/perl Makefile.PL && make .. > > > > > > > > Testing alignment requirements for U32... Can't compile test program > > > > Checking if your kit is complete... > > > > Looks good > > > > Writing Makefile for Digest::MD5 > > > > cp MD5.pm blib/lib/Digest/MD5.pm > > > > /usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-linux -I/usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1 /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/ExtUtils > > > > /xsubpp -typemap /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/ExtUtils/typemap -typemap typemap MD5.xs > MD5.xsc && mv MD5. > > > > xsc MD5.c > > > > gcc -c -fno-strict-aliasing -I/usr/local/include -O2 -march=i386 -mcpu=i686 -DVERSION=\"2.23\" -D > > > > XS_VERSION=\"2.23\" -fPIC -I/usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-linux/CORE -DU32_ALIGNMENT_REQUIRED MD5.c > > > > make: gcc: Command not found > > > > make: *** [MD5.o] Error 127 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > So is there any way I can get this to compile right(such as something in the Perl module install options)? Just for the record Clarkconnect is at www.clarkconnect.org > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Kent > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > > Welcome to geek heaven. > > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > > - > > Forwarded by the Webmin mailing list at web...@li... > > To remove yourself from this list, go to > > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webadmin-list > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > - > Forwarded by the Webmin mailing list at web...@li... > To remove yourself from this list, go to > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webadmin-list |