Re: [QUESTIONS] PostgreSQL and LDAP ? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Göran Thyni
Subject Re: [QUESTIONS] PostgreSQL and LDAP ?
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Msg-id 35444BC9.17C874A5@bildbasen.se
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Herouth Maoz wrote:
>
> At 7:59 +0300 on 26/4/98, Jan Vicherek wrote:
>
> >    Hello, has anybody heard anything on the subject of using PG as backend
> > for LDAP ? *Any* pointers are appreciated.
>
> While we're at it, anything on the *reverse* question? That is, using LDAP
> as the user/password and authentication agent for Postgres? Could be
> *extremely* useful in our university, where all our students have LDAP
> entries, which we use in web access control, and email access. It would be
> great if we could grant permissions to LDAP groups.

I saw something about a LDAP/PAM module.
Supporting PAM-auth in pgsql would give us LDAP and much more.

    regards,
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Göran Thyni, sysadm, JMS Bildbasen, Kiruna

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