5.x - which to install? (Was Re: LDAP, pam, nss)

From: Curtis Vaughan (curtis_at_npc-usa.com)
Date: 08/31/04

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    On 30 Aug, 2004, at 22:16, Konrad Heuer wrote:

    >
    > On Mon, 30 Aug 2004, Curtis Vaughan wrote:
    >
    >> In order to get centralized logins to work on my Linux Debian
    >> computers
    >> (authenticating of a RedHat Samba server), I have to:
    >>
    >> install libnss-ldap libpam-ldap.
    >> Perform some configuration on the of /etc/libnss-ldap.conf and
    >> /etc/pam-ldap.conf files.
    >> Edit the /etc/nnsswitch.conf file.
    >>
    >> Then I can check that the packages have been installed by issuing the
    >> command nscd.
    >>
    >> Finally to get authentication happening in specific applications, I go
    >> to the directory /etc/pam.d/  and edit the service files there though
    >> which I want such authentication to occur.
    >>
    >> Now, of course, no one here is looking for instructions on how to do
    >> something on Linux, but I was now wondering what it is I need to do on
    >> my FreeBSD server to get this functionality working? I can't seem to
    >> find anything similar so far in my searches.
    >>
    >> Thanks for any pointers in the right direction.
    >
    > With FreeBSD 4.x, you won't get very far. But beginning with 5.x (not
    > to
    > say 5.2.1-R), it's very similar. Install the following ports:
    >
    > /usr/ports/security/pam_ldap
    > /usr/ports/net/nss_ldap
    >
    > Edit /usr/local/etc/ldap.conf, build /etc/nsswitch.conf, and edit the
    > files within /etc/pam.d.
    >
    > Regards
    >
    > Konrad Heuer
    > GWDG, Am Fassberg, 37077 Goettingen, Germany, kheuer2@gwdg.de

    Taking into consideration that I want this server to be a Postfix
    server w/Courier IMAP and as stable as possible and the aforementioned,
    of course, which version of 5.x should I install?

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