Re: Authentication using /etc/passwd?

I don't know if there is a way to do it stricly in PHP, but I have done it (or I should say, I have reused someone else's code that does it) in a PHP/perl combination. Basically, perl5 has a couple of standard library subroutine calls that will do the job. The perl script takes, as arguments, a username and password (both plain text), calls the appropriate perl subroutines, and returns an integer as a return code. PHP calls the perl script via exec(), captures the return code and handles it appropriately. E-mail me if you're still intereted and I'll give you more details. Stephen. Jeroen Geusebroek wrote: > > Hi there, > > I want to secure a part of my site with PHP; However i want the > login/password > the same as they use to access the normal system (Mail, shell etc.) What's > the > best way do do this? Is it possible using /etc/passwd? Should i authenticate > using IMAP or something? > > Thanks, > > Jeroen Geusebroek -- Stephen Hui, ARL:UT, Austin, Texas Computer Terms: Programmer - A red-eyed, mumbling mammal capable of conversing with inanimate objects.