Swatch alert - pam_smb_auth.so prob for RH

Hi,

Having a prob running swatch on red hat. When swatch launches an alert, these PAM related errors occur, and it prevents the rule from being run; ie no additional bells or email can be sent out. I tried re-installing the pam_smb rpm for red hat, but I still get the same results. Below is a transcript.

Sep 8 01:33:34 computername su: PAM [dlerror: /lib/security/pam_smb_auth.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]
Sep 8 01:33:34 computername su: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_smb_auth.so

Can anyone help me out?

Does the module exist? Does /etc/pam_smb.conf and has valid domain and server entries? Are the entries in your PAM stack correct? Did you read the Pam_smb FAQ?

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In regards to the double posting, I apologize. I wasn't sure which forum to post my question. It won't happen again.

In regards to my prob, pam_smb_auth.so does not exist. I checked my configuration files, and there's no reference to that module anywhere. Should I create a swatch configuration file? If I do, how can reference that module when it doesn't exist? If I do create the configuration file, what kind type or control should I be using? ie. auth? account? password? and why is pam_smb_auth.so missing?

I read the man page for PAM, and the existing documentation is kinda vague on how to build a configuration file. If you can describe what the requirements are, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Ok, first you gotta find out why it won't install.
Also you can "cheat" by installing the rpm with the "--justdb" param, and unpack it with mc or rpmunpack and install the files manually. Type is "auth", examples are provided at the PAM SMB FAQ.