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authorNalin Dahyabhai <nalin@redhat.com>2001-08-29 14:19:56 +0000
committerNalin Dahyabhai <nalin@redhat.com>2001-08-29 14:19:56 +0000
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document /etc/sysconfig/authconfig
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Files in /etc/sysconfig
=======================
+/etc/sysconfig/authconfig
+
+ used by authconfig to store information about the system's user
+ information and authentication setup; changes made to this file
+ have no effect until the next time authconfig is run
+
+ USEHESIOD=no
+ Whether or not the hesiod naming service is in use. If not set,
+ authconfig examines the passwd setting in /etc/nsswitch.conf.
+ USELDAP=no
+ Whether or not LDAP is used as a naming service. If not set,
+ authconfig examines the passwd setting in /etc/nsswitch.conf.
+ USENIS=no
+ Whether or not NIS is in use. If not set, authconfig examines
+ the passwd setting in /etc/nsswitch.conf.
+
+ USEKERBEROS=no
+ Whether or not Kerberos is in use. If not set, authconfig examines
+ the settings in /etc/pam.d/system-auth.
+ USELDAPAUTH=no
+ Whether or not LDAP is being used for authentication. If not set,
+ authconfig examines the settings in /etc/pam.d/system-auth. Note
+ that this option is separate from USELDAP, and that neither implies
+ the other.
+ USEMD5=no
+ Whether or not MD5-based hashing should be used when setting passwords.
+ If not set, authconfig examines the settings in /etc/pam.d/system-auth.
+ This option affects authentication using both local files and LDAP.
+ USESHADOW=no
+ Whether or not shadow passwords are in use. If not set, authconfig
+ checks for the existence of /etc/shadow.
+ USESMBAUTH=no
+ Whether or not SMB authentication is in use. If not set, authconfig
+ examines the settings in /etc/pam.d/system-auth.
+
/etc/sysconfig/autofsck
does not normally exist; if it does, it can influence a choice