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authentication using LDAP.<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><!-- Converted from =
text/rtf format -->
<P><FONT face=3DArial>Hi,</FONT> </P>
<P> <FONT =
face=3DArial>Similar to=20
this request, does anyone have any wisdom on a good way to set up =
CVS=20
authentication via LDAP, but in a manner which allows the password =
to be=20
secured as it travels across the network?</FONT></P>
<P> <FONT =
face=3DArial>Currently we=20
already have LDAP up and running, and we use CVS version 1.11.17. I =
could=20
upgrade this to a 1.12 version with PAM support, but I'm not =
inclined to=20
bother doing that until I have a solution to the authentication=20
issue.</FONT></P>
<P> <FONT face=3DArial>In =
my=20
research I came across one possibility which uses "stunnel", which =
is SSL=20
tunneling software I'm not familiar with, but I'm wondering if =
anyone has=20
had experience using this or any similar method for CVS user=20
authentication.</FONT></P>
<P> <FONT face=3DArial>I =
understand=20
this is all probably a familiar question to everyone, but if someone =
could=20
point me toward some basic information that would help me to =
implement this,=20
I would appreciate it.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial>Thank you,</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial>- =
Mark</FONT>=20
</P><BR>
<P><B><FONT face=3DArial>From</FONT></B><FONT face=3DArial>: =
cvs=20
admin </FONT><BR><B><FONT=20
face=3DArial>Subject</FONT></B><FONT face=3DArial>:=20
CVS authentication using=20
LDAP. </FONT><BR><B><FONT =
face=3DArial>Date</FONT></B><FONT=20
face=3DArial>: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 12:17:23 +0530 </FONT>
<P align=3Djustify><U><FONT face=3D"Courier New"> _____=20
<BR></FONT></U></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial>Hi ,</FONT> <BR><FONT =
face=3DArial> </FONT> <BR><FONT=20
face=3DArial>In the present scenario, we have usernames/passwords =
stored for=20
each repository on the CVS system itself. We would like to use the =
LDAP=20
server for CVS authentication which stores all the Network login IDs =
and=20
passwords. This way we wouldn't have to store passwords on the =
server and=20
users will have to remember only their network/windows login =
password.=20
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial>For this, we might have to install some system =
level=20
packages related to PAM (which supports LDAP authentication).=20
</FONT><BR><FONT face=3DArial> </FONT> <BR><FONT =
face=3DArial>So anybody=20
have any links or docs to configure the LDAP on Red Hat Enterprise =
Linux AS=20
release 4 (Nahant Update 2) </FONT></P><BR>
<P><FONT face=3DArial>Thanks for help in advance.</FONT> <BR><FONT=20
face=3DArial> </FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial>cheers</FONT> =
<BR><FONT=20
face=3DArial>Om</FONT> </P><BR><PRE>
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authentication using LDAP.<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><!-- Converted from =
text/rtf format -->
<P><FONT face=3DArial>Hi,</FONT> </P>
<P> <FONT =
face=3DArial>Similar to=20
this request, does anyone have any wisdom on a good way to set up =
CVS=20
authentication via LDAP, but in a manner which allows the password =
to be=20
secured as it travels across the network?</FONT></P>
<P> <FONT =
face=3DArial>Currently we=20
already have LDAP up and running, and we use CVS version 1.11.17. I =
could=20
upgrade this to a 1.12 version with PAM support, but I'm not =
inclined to=20
bother doing that until I have a solution to the authentication=20
issue.</FONT></P>
<P> <FONT face=3DArial>In =
my=20
research I came across one possibility which uses "stunnel", which =
is SSL=20
tunneling software I'm not familiar with, but I'm wondering if =
anyone has=20
had experience using this or any similar method for CVS user=20
authentication.</FONT></P>
<P> <FONT face=3DArial>I =
understand=20
this is all probably a familiar question to everyone, but if someone =
could=20
point me toward some basic information that would help me to =
implement this,=20
I would appreciate it.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial>Thank you,</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial>- =
Mark</FONT>=20
</P><BR>
<P><B><FONT face=3DArial>From</FONT></B><FONT face=3DArial>: =
cvs=20
admin </FONT><BR><B><FONT=20
face=3DArial>Subject</FONT></B><FONT face=3DArial>:=20
CVS authentication using=20
LDAP. </FONT><BR><B><FONT =
face=3DArial>Date</FONT></B><FONT=20
face=3DArial>: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 12:17:23 +0530 </FONT>
<P align=3Djustify><U><FONT face=3D"Courier New"> _____=20
<BR></FONT></U></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial>Hi ,</FONT> <BR><FONT =
face=3DArial> </FONT> <BR><FONT=20
face=3DArial>In the present scenario, we have usernames/passwords =
stored for=20
each repository on the CVS system itself. We would like to use the =
LDAP=20
server for CVS authentication which stores all the Network login IDs =
and=20
passwords. This way we wouldn't have to store passwords on the =
server and=20
users will have to remember only their network/windows login =
password.=20
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial>For this, we might have to install some system =
level=20
packages related to PAM (which supports LDAP authentication).=20
</FONT><BR><FONT face=3DArial> </FONT> <BR><FONT =
face=3DArial>So anybody=20
have any links or docs to configure the LDAP on Red Hat Enterprise =
Linux AS=20
release 4 (Nahant Update 2) </FONT></P><BR>
<P><FONT face=3DArial>Thanks for help in advance.</FONT> <BR><FONT=20
face=3DArial> </FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial>cheers</FONT> =
<BR><FONT=20
face=3DArial>Om</FONT> </P><BR><PRE>
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