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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Sharing /etc/passwd with PostgreSQL
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Msg-id 4101.1249692025@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Sharing /etc/passwd with PostgreSQL  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>)
Responses Re: Sharing /etc/passwd with PostgreSQL  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>)
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Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com> writes:
> You can authenticate users with PAM, which amounts more or less to the
> same thing.

I believe though that using PAM against /etc/shadow would require the
postmaster to run as root.  You need some external authentication
server; PAM by itself isn't going to solve it.  Maybe LDAP or Kerberos?

            regards, tom lane

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