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From: "Max Bowsher" <maxb AT ukf DOT net>
To: <jurgen DOT defurne AT philips DOT com>, <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
References: <OF0E8587E0 DOT DB26B3D6-ON41256CAD DOT 0035481E-C1256CAD DOT 0035A775 AT diamond DOT philips DOT com>
Subject: Re: Paasword validation in Windows Domain ?
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 09:59:57 -0000
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jurgen DOT defurne AT philips DOT com wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I want to know if it is possible using the Cygwin tools
> to validate a user/password against the domain
> a computer is in.
>
> I would like to setup web service on the intranet,
> which can only be used by certain persons. Since
> I a have no interest in creating and maintaining a
> user database, it would be nice if users of the
> service can be prompted for their name and
> password, and that I can validate these against
> the current domain.

AFAIK, you can almost do what you want. It should all work provided you keep
your /etc/passwd up-to-date as you add and remove users. NB: Passwords are
*not* stored in /etc/passwd, they are checked with Windows - i.e. what you
want.

I suggest that you look at mk{passwd,group} -d and see if you can work out
an acceptable way of regenerating this on a schedule or when users are
created/removed.

Max.


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