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List:       wuftpd-questions
Subject:    RE: username questions
From:       David.Smith () esa ! int
Date:       2001-03-27 8:42:49
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Hello, Gary,

If you've managed to set up alternative user authentication on an AIX
system, then I shall be interested to know how you did it. A few months
ago I had to set up RADIUS user authentication on an AIX system -- and it
proved to be a task not for the faint hearted. There seemed to be some
quirks built into the AIX login program that make it ask for an ordinary
user password AFTER having the RADIUS password authenticated.

What sort of problems did you have this?

And please forgive the *?*? way this reply has been set up. My current
client requires me to use Lotus Notes, which, as an e-mail client, is one
of the biggest loads of *?*?*? I've ever been unfortunate enough to have
to work with.

Regards,

Dave Smith
--
David O Smith
Somerford Consultancy Ltd




"Lim, Gary" <GLim@globecommsystems.com>
26/03/2001 17:07


        To:     "'Blaney, Tom'" <Tom.Blaney@safelite.com>,
"'wuftpd-questions@wu-ftpd.org'" <wuftpd-questions@wu-ftpd.org>
        cc:     (bcc: David Smith/esoc/ESA)
        Subject:        RE: username questions



Hello Tom,

If you are using native AIX user login, you will not be able to get beyond
the 8 characters username limit. This is a design limitation on AIX.

There are ways to hop over AIX user authentication. One is to setup an
LDAP
authentication service. This is far better as it will enable you to
incorporate a centralize user login for future services that you may
introduce that will require login.

Regards,
Gary

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blaney, Tom [SMTP:Tom.Blaney@safelite.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 9:05 AM
> To:   'wuftpd-questions@wu-ftpd.org'
> Subject:      username questions
>
> I'm new to the list.
>
> I have wu-ftpd installed on AIX.  Is there a way to allow/make usernames
> greater that 8 characters?  In addition, is there a way to allow special
> characters (such as spaces) in a username?  We're converting our ftp
> server over from NT and we're trying to keep our usernames/passwords the
> same.  I was wondering if there is anything you can put in the
> configuration files that would allow you to "alias" the names.
>
> Thanks.
>

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