Re: BUG #1763: PAM Authentication not working...

On Tue, Jul 12, 2005 at 05:59:36AM +0100, Sham Rao wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 1763
> Logged by: Sham Rao
> Email address: sham(at)styk(dot)net
> PostgreSQL version: 8.0.3
> Operating system: SuSe Linux 9.3
> Description: PAM Authentication not working...
> Details:
>
> No matter what configuration I use I cannot get postgres to authenticate a
> user with pam.

Note that you need the user to be created in PostgreSQL as well as your
PAM system. However apparently your problem is something else:

> ==> /var/log/postgresql <==
> LOG: pam_acct_mgmt failed: User account has expired
> FATAL: PAM authentication failed for user "sham"

Maybe you need to give the user a newer, non-expired password.

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