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I recently installed pam_auth on my server as a standalone module so I
could have people login to areas of my site using their Linux (cPanel)
login and password, but am having problems. It seems regardless of
whether or not the login/password combination are correct, the pam_auth
module returns a "Permission Denied" or "Authentica tion Failure".

I've Google'd on this and checked the above site, and have gotten
nowhere. I'm hoping someone here has experience with this and can
provide some helpful advice cuz I'm completely stumped.

Thanks,
-Jay

Jul 17 '05 #1
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Jay Moore wrote:
I recently installed pam_auth on my server as a standalone module so I
could have people login to areas of my site using their Linux (cPanel)
login and password, but am having problems. It seems regardless of
whether or not the login/password combination are correct, the pam_auth
module returns a "Permission Denied" or "Authentica tion Failure".
Please try following:
Check if the module is enabled in httpd.conf If not enable, enable it and restart the web daemon.
Check if /etc/pam.d/httpd is created as part of pam_auth installation and is proper.( I assume you are using linux. I do not
know the location of other systems anyway.)

If it did not work still..Give following info..
OS details, webserver details, pam_module details ( all possible details like versions, download urls etc)
error_log details ( for example on my redhat box

the error log is in /var/log/httpd/error_log)

that would help us to see what the problem is.

hope this helps
Divakar
I've Google'd on this and checked the above site, and have gotten
nowhere. I'm hoping someone here has experience with this and can
provide some helpful advice cuz I'm completely stumped.

Thanks,
-Jay


Jul 17 '05 #2
> Please try following:
>> Check if the module is enabled in httpd.conf If not enable, enable it and restart the web daemon.
>> Check if /etc/pam.d/httpd is created as part of pam_auth installation and is proper.( I assume you are using linux. I do not
know the location of other systems anyway.)
I followed the install directions at this site:
http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/~ccun...m_auth/INSTALL

It makes no mention of editing httpd.conf or making sure
/etc/pam.d/httpd exists. I followed all the instructions to a 't', and
as far as files existing where they should be and paths being correct,
everything else checks out.


If it did not work still..Give following info..
>> OS details, webserver details, pam_module details ( all possible details like versions, download urls etc)
RH 9, Apache 1.3.29, PHP 4.3.3, pam info at the above url
>> error_log details ( for example on my redhat box

the error log is in /var/log/httpd/error_log)

that would help us to see what the problem is.


Aside from the error detailing it was unable to load the module (which I
fixed - had the path wrong), I see no other PHP issues in my error_log file.

I'm stumped.

-Jay

Jul 17 '05 #3
Just reposting in case anyone missed it. I'm still having problems
using Pam Authentication despite following the install directions
explicitly. I keep getting "Authentica tion Failure" errors.

-Jay

Jay Moore wrote:
Please try following:
>> Check if the module is enabled in httpd.conf

If not enable, enable it and restart the web daemon.
>> Check if /etc/pam.d/httpd is created as part of pam_auth

installation and is proper.( I assume you are using linux. I do not
know the location of other systems anyway.)

I followed the install directions at this site:
http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/~ccun...m_auth/INSTALL

It makes no mention of editing httpd.conf or making sure
/etc/pam.d/httpd exists. I followed all the instructions to a 't', and
as far as files existing where they should be and paths being correct,
everything else checks out.


If it did not work still..Give following info..
>> OS details, webserver details, pam_module details

( all possible details like versions, download urls etc)

RH 9, Apache 1.3.29, PHP 4.3.3, pam info at the above url
>> error_log details ( for example on my redhat box

the error log is in /var/log/httpd/error_log)

that would help us to see what the problem is.

Aside from the error detailing it was unable to load the module (which I
fixed - had the path wrong), I see no other PHP issues in my error_log
file.

I'm stumped.

-Jay


Jul 17 '05 #4

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