Re: [squid-users] PAM and Squid problem

From: Henrik Nordstrom <hno@dont-contact.us>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 19:20:45 +0100 (CET)

On Thu, 11 Mar 2004, Doug Kite wrote:

> Why do you say this?

Because there is absolutely no need at all to have proxy accounts in the
system password database.

> I am setting up a squid box and went that route because of the following:
> 1) wanted the admin to be able to use a web interface (Webmin) to add users and
> change passwords easily

Webmin has support for a separate proxy password file in the Squid webmin
module.

> 2) wanted to use groups (i.e. unix group helper) for acl rules

This is partly valid, but you could just as well use group files
referenced via the proxy_auth acl in squid.conf. No prefedined interface
in webmin for this however.

Regards
Henrik
Received on Thu Mar 11 2004 - 11:20:50 MST

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