Herouth Maoz wrote:
> 
> At 7:59 +0300 on 26/4/98, Jan Vicherek wrote:
> 
> >    Hello, has anybody heard anything on the subject of using PG as backend
> > for LDAP ? *Any* pointers are appreciated.
> 
> While we're at it, anything on the *reverse* question? That is, using LDAP
> as the user/password and authentication agent for Postgres? Could be
> *extremely* useful in our university, where all our students have LDAP
> entries, which we use in web access control, and email access. It would be
> great if we could grant permissions to LDAP groups.

I saw something about a LDAP/PAM module.
Supporting PAM-auth in pgsql would give us LDAP and much more.

	regards,
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Gï¿½ran Thyni, sysadm, JMS Bildbasen, Kiruna

Mon, 27 Apr 1998 11:11:37 +0200
"G���ran Thyni" <goran@bildbasen.se>
Re: [QUESTIONS] PostgreSQL and LDAP ?
On Mon, 27 Apr 1998, G���ran Thyni wrote:
> I saw something about a LDAP/PAM module.
> Supporting PAM-auth in pgsql would give us LDAP and much more.

PAM is rather evil.  The fact that one has to add 'support' for it should
be enough of an indicator.

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Mon, 27 Apr 1998 09:41:27 -0400 (EDT)
"Matthew N. Dodd" <winter@jurai.net>
Re: [HACKERS] Re: [QUESTIONS] PostgreSQL and LDAP ?