Re: [Exim] SMTP AUTH with PAM on Debian/Woody (howto?)

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Author: Andreas Gietl
Date:  
To: Josh Siegel
CC: MaX, Exim User Group
Subject: Re: [Exim] SMTP AUTH with PAM on Debian/Woody (howto?)
On Saturday 01 March 2003 20:40, Josh Siegel wrote:

Well it is not a patch to the pam-module, it is simply a new pam-module, which
is a patched pam_unix-module ....

But yes, please send me information, but i don't think the approach to use an
external program is much safer, since pam_unix does nothing else than using a
helper-binary too.

> I also just wrote a external authentication program which avoids having
> to patch the pam module. Makes it a lot easier and 'safer'
>
> if your interested, send me a note
>        --josh

>
> Andreas Gietl wrote:
> >On Saturday 01 March 2003 16:14, MaX wrote:
> >
> >Take a look
> >
> >at
> >
> >http://www.e-admin.de/pam_exim/
> >
> >>Hi all,
> >>
> >>this is the first time that i write here.
> >>I'm Massimo Biffi, Debian user from 1998, and my site is
> >>ww.maximumdebian.org (italian only language).
> >>
> >>
> >>i have this problem:
> >>i need to enable the smtp auth with PAM usig the shadow passwd of the
> >>system (Debian/woody PPC)
> >>
> >>Resuming:
> >>i know that exim most run as root, so at the moment
> >>(in a testing server) i have put in /etc/inet.conf:
> >>
> >>server1:/etc# cat /etc/inetd.conf | grep exim
> >>smtp    stream    tcp    nowait    root    /usr/sbin/exim     exim -bs
> >>server1:/etc#

> >>
> >>i have put in /etc/exim.conf:
> >>
> >>host_auth_accept_relay = *
> >>
> >>< -- snip --- >
> >>
> >>fixed_login:
> >>        driver = plaintext
> >>        public_name = LOGIN
> >>        server_prompts = "Username:: : Password::"
> >>        server_condition = "${if pam{$1:${sg{$2}{:}{::}}}{1}{0}}"
> >>    # PAM Authentication
> >>    server_set_id = $1

> >>
> >>and in /etc/pam.d/exim
> >>
> >>auth     required       pam_unix_auth.so
> >>account     required    pam_unix_acct.so
> >>password required    pam_unix_passwd.so
> >>session  required    pam_unix_session.so

> >>
> >>
> >>... but don't work!
> >>Sylpeed Log window look so:
> >>
> >>* Connessione al server SMTP: 192.168.1.2...
> >>[15:16:38] SMTP< 220 server1.maximumdebian.org ESMTP Exim 3.35 #1 Sat,
> >>01 Mar 2003 15:15:29 +0100
> >>[15:16:38] ESMTP> EHLO max.maximumdebian.org
> >>[15:16:38] ESMTP< 250-server1.maximumdebian.org Hello max at
> >>max.maximumdebian.org [192.168.1.10]
> >>[15:16:38] ESMTP< 250-SIZE
> >>[15:16:38] ESMTP< 250-PIPELINING
> >>[15:16:38] ESMTP< 250-AUTH LOGIN
> >>[15:16:38] ESMTP< 250 HELP
> >>[15:16:38] ESMTP> AUTH LOGIN
> >>[15:16:38] SMTP< 334 VXNlcm5hbWU6
> >>[15:16:38] ESMTP> [USERID]
> >>[15:16:38] SMTP< 334 UGFzc3dvcmQ6
> >>[15:16:38] ESMTP> [PASSWORD]
> >>[15:16:40] SMTP< 535 Incorrect authentication data
> >>** Error occurred while authenticating
> >>[15:16:40] SMTP> QUIT
> >>[15:16:40] SMTP< 221 server1.maximumdebian.org closing connection
> >>
> >>
> >>someone can help me?
> >>
> >>ciao,
> >>MaX
> >>
> >>
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> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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