If you still feel the need to have local authentication via postgres, there is a PAM module for it that occassionally works.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 12:18 PM, Ben Browning <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:benb@bensbrowning.com">benb@bensbrowning.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
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I suggest you keep /etc/passwd and /etc/group for real linux users and<br>
add &quot;virtual users&quot; support to each of the applications that need it.<br>
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This is exactly what I am trying to do.<br>
If I understand you well, I am devising a solution for a problem that I don&#39;t have... &nbsp; :(<br>
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Yes, basically- you are trying to make the screwdriver work when what you want is a crescent wrench. ProFTPD and Postfix can both work with MySQL backends, and I believe with Postgres too but I am a MySQL guy so I stick with that. With a little work, you can make them work with the same DB.<br>

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That said, LDAP is indeed the better option if you ever plan to scale a lot and/or add services.<br>
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~Ben<br><font color="#888888">
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