Bad Password - #010#012#015#177INCORRECT : ssh -> pam -> libpam_sqlite -> sqlite3

[Seth Ellsworth]

A user consists of two parts: Identity and Authentication. 

/etc/passwd is Identity. The user's uid, home directory, etc. 
/etc/shadow is Authentication. Their password (hashed). 

PAM is Pluggable Authentication Module. 
It only handles Authentication.

The user still has to have an Identity at the NSS layer.
( NSS == Name Service Switch )

ssh -> nss -> nsswitch.conf -> sqlite3
Is there an nss module also configured for sqlite3?

Seth Ellsworth


-----Original Message-----
From: openssh-unix-dev [mailto:openssh-unix-dev-bounces+seth.ellsworth=quest.com at mindrot.org] On Behalf Of Karl O. Pinc
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 12:01 PM
To: Sangeeth Saravanaraj
Cc: openssh-unix-dev at mindrot.org
Subject: Re: Bad Password - #010#012#015#177INCORRECT : ssh -> pam -> libpam_sqlite -> sqlite3

On 03/05/2014 12:46:18 PM, Sangeeth Saravanaraj wrote:
> I want to configure secure shell access to a Linux machine where
> allowed
> users are stored in an sqlite3 database and not in the /etc/passwd,
> /etc/shadow and /etc/group. I use PAM for user authentication.

I can't speak to the internals but have you set 
UsePAM Yes in sshd_config?



Karl <kop at meme.com>
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