[rhn-users] Authconfig Problem

[Necati Keles]

Hi Sudhanshu,

> I WANT MY system-auth file not to be changed after
> authconfig command.

The authconfig tool updates the /etc/nsswitch.conf
file not others.

There is a good link. I hope it will be helpful for
you.

http://www.siliconvalleyccie.com/linux-adv/nis.htm

necati


--- sudhanshu chopra <sid_prodigy at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Necati,
> 
> I'm gonna broadly explain my problem to you.
> suppose ther are two system  system1 and system2.NIS
> server is configured on 
> system1.System2 is NIS client.
> I want two things to be implemented in system2.ie
> 1)implementing pam (pam_time,pam_access)
> 2)At the same time,it should also work as NIS
> client.
> 
> For implementing :step
> 1)For implementing Pam access and pam time.
> I need to make changes in 
>
/etc/pam.d/system-auth,/etc/security/access.conf,/etc/security/time.conf.
> After editing these files correctly.(Every thing in
> these files is correct).
> Pam is configured now.
> 
> 2)Now to make this system as NIS client , i need to
> run authconfig command.
> After running authconfig command ,what ever changes
> that i have made in 
> system-auth file is gone.And now i have default
> system-auth file."WHENEVER 
> WE RUN AUTHCONFIG COMMAND SYSTEM-AUTH FILE IS
> CHANGED TO DEFAULT""I DONT 
> WANT TIHS TO HAPPEN"WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW.(I know
> that i can straight away 
> edit yp.conf file to configure NIS client but i
> don't want to do that.)
>
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> Plz dont think about the issues like
> 1)I SHOULD CONFIGURE NIS CLIENT FIRST THEN I SHOULD
> CONFIGURE PAM.
> 2)EDITING DONE IN ALL THESE FILE IS ABSOLUTELY
> CORRECT.
>
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> I WANT MY system-auth file not to be changed after
> authconfig command.
> 
> waiting for ur answer
> thanks
> 
> Regards
> Sudhanshu Chopra
> 
> 
> >From: Necati Keles <pengunix at yahoo.com>
> >Reply-To: Red Hat Network Users List
> <rhn-users at redhat.com>
> >To: Red Hat Network Users List
> <rhn-users at redhat.com>
> >Subject: RE:[rhn-users] Authconfig Problem
> >Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 23:22:38 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >Hi Sudhanshu
> >
> >What is your problem exactly?
> >
> >/ usr/sbin/authconfig
> >/usr/bin/authconfig
> >
> >files are exacutable (binary) files. So you cannot
> >edit them. However you can check /var/log/messages
> >file to understand what is the problem.
> >
> >My test system's system-auth file looks like
> >following:
> >
> >*********
> >[root at xyz ~]# more /etc/pam.d/system-auth
> >#%PAM-1.0
> ># This file is auto-generated.
> ># User changes will be destroyed the next time
> >authconfig is run.
> >auth        required
> >/lib/security/$ISA/pam_env.so
> >auth        sufficient
> >/lib/security/$ISA/pam_unix.so likeauth nullok
> >auth        required
> >/lib/security/$ISA/pam_deny.so
> >
> >account     required
> >/lib/security/$ISA/pam_unix.so
> >account     sufficient
> >/lib/security/$ISA/pam_succeed_if.so uid < 100
> quiet
> >account     required
> >/lib/security/$ISA/pam_permit.so
> >
> >password    requisite
> >/lib/security/$ISA/pam_cracklib.so retry=3
> >password    sufficient
> >/lib/security/$ISA/pam_unix.so nullok use_authtok
> md5
> >shadow
> >password    required
> >/lib/security/$ISA/pam_deny.so
> >
> >session     required
> >/lib/security/$ISA/pam_limits.so
> >session     required
> >/lib/security/$ISA/pam_unix.so
> >
> >******
> >Permission of file looks like
> >
> >******
> >[root at xyz ~]# ls -al /etc/pam.d/system-auth
> >-rw-r--r--  1 root root 820 Sep  8 12:06
> >/etc/pam.d/system-auth
> >*****
> >
> >As I said above you should check /var/log/messages
> >file to be sure what is the problem?
> >
> >Regards
> >
> >--- sudhanshu chopra <sid_prodigy at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > hi Necati,
> > >
> > > I tried ur solution.Sorry friend it is not
> working.
> > > I want that whenever i run authconfig command,my
> > > /etc/pam.d/system-auth file
> > > should not change.
> > >
> > > help me out friend.U r RHCE ,and i m write now
> > > preparing for RHCE exam.
> > >
> > > waiting.....
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Sudhanshu Chopra
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: Necati Keles <pengunix at yahoo.com>
> > > >Reply-To: Red Hat Network Users List
> > > <rhn-users at redhat.com>
> > > >To: Red Hat Network Users List
> > > <rhn-users at redhat.com>
> > > >Subject: RE:[rhn-users] Authconfig Problem
> > > >Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 12:25:12 -0700 (PDT)
> > > >
> > > >Sudhanshu,
> > > >
> > > >If it doesn't work correctly (authconfig) , you
> can
> > > change something in
> > > >/etc/nsswitch.conf file.
> > > >It looks like :
> > > >
> > > >[root at xyz ~]# more /etc/nsswitch.conf
> > > >#
> > > ># /etc/nsswitch.conf
> > > >#
> > > ># An example Name Service Switch config file.
> This
> > > file should be
> > > ># sorted with the most-used services at the
> > > beginning.
> > > >#
> > > ># The entry '[NOTFOUND=return]' means that the
> > > search for an
> > > ># entry should stop if the search in the
> previous
> > > entry turned
> > > ># up nothing. Note that if the search failed
> due to
> > > some other reason
> > > ># (like no NIS server responding) then the
> search
> > > continues with the
> > > ># next entry.
> > > >#
> > > ># Legal entries are:
> > > >#
> > > >#       nisplus or nis+         Use NIS+ (NIS
> > > version 3)
> > > >#       nis or yp               Use NIS (NIS
> > > version 2), also called YP
> > > >#       dns                     Use DNS (Domain
> > > Name Service)
> > > >#       files                   Use the local
> files
> > > >#       db                      Use the local
> > > database (.db) files
> > > >#       compat                  Use NIS on
> compat
> > > mode
> > > >#       hesiod                  Use Hesiod for
> user
> > > lookups
> > > >#       [NOTFOUND=return]       Stop searching
> if
> > > not found so far
> 
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