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Update docs mentioning PAM doesn't work reading /etc/passwd because of

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non-root.

Dhanaraj M
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Bruce Momjian 2007-12-29 04:15:38 +00:00
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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml,v 1.104 2007/11/14 14:25:55 mha Exp $ -->
<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml,v 1.105 2007/12/29 04:15:38 momjian Exp $ -->
<chapter id="client-authentication">
<title>Client Authentication</title>
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<note>
<para>
PAM does work authenticating against Unix system authentication
because the postgres server is started by a non-root user. In order
to enable this functionality, the root user must provide additional
permissions to the postgres user (for reading
<filename>/etc/shadow</>).
If PAM is set up to read <filename>/etc/shadow</>, authentication
will fail because the PostgreSQL server is started by a non-root
user. However, this is not an issue with LDAP or other authentication
methods.
</para>
</note>
</sect2>