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Can apache use /etc/passwd (or /etc/shadow) as a password file?
Considering the greatest security risk most of us have ever taken is putting our computers on the internet, I am not too worried about the security aspect of this endeavor of mine. If you don't know the answer, then please don't chime in with off-topic concerns. What I need to be able to do is...- liquidsam
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- Forum: Linux (server)
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Can apache use /etc/passwd (or /etc/shadow) as a password file?
Linux: Suse 10 Apache: 2.0.58 I'm trying to use username/password combos from unix as valid username/password combos inside of Apache. Suse uses a shadow file for passwords located at /etc/shadow, so inside my httpd.conf I put: AuthType Basic AuthName "Restricted Files" AuthUserFile...- liquidsam
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- Forum: Linux (server)
