DESCRIPTION:
This extension provides PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) integration. The library provides a stable API for applications to defer to for authentication tasks.
FEATURES/PROBLEMS:
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Not reported
SYNOPSIS:
In a nutshell:
require 'rpam'
include Rpam
if authpam("user","password") == true
puts "Authenticate Successful"
else
puts "Authenticate Failure"
end
REQUIREMENTS:
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pam-devel
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ruby-devel
INSTALL:
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gem install rpam (might need sudo privileges)
Or, you can do it the hard way (without Rubygems):
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tar xzf rpam-*.tar.gz
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cd rpam-*/ext
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ruby extconf.rb
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make
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make install (might need sudo privileges)
LICENSE:
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA A full copy of the GNU license is provided in the file LICENSE.