loging in ssh with user nmot present in /etc/passwd
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loging in ssh with user nmot present in /etc/passwd
Dear team
Is it possible to log in secure shell (openssh ) using a username and password which is not present in "/etc/passwd" .The shell created after authentication should be owned by the logged in user . Is it possible to store the user infromation like uid , gid , home dir , shell in some remote machine instead of /etc/passwd and then retrive the these these information when a session is created for the logged in user .
linux authentication can be done from a central database of users (and their passwords) in a remote machine. Such services are called NIS and LDAP. Search these on google for guides on how to set them up in linux
Dear team
Is it possible to log in secure shell (openssh ) using a username and password which is not present in "/etc/passwd" .The shell created after authentication should be owned by the logged in user . Is it possible to store the user infromation like uid , gid , home dir , shell in some remote machine instead of /etc/passwd and then retrive the these these information when a session is created for the logged in user .
Thansk and regards
Akshar
Answer is yes and per CHIKENJOY's answer.
Was that what you are looking for, or are you looking for an option where you only have ONE server, and on that ONE server you would like to authenticate a user, but not add him in /etc/passwd file ?
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