 Interoperating
Linux with NetWare
A. J. Weinzettel
Passwords are a necessity in keeping information secure. The drawback
is having so many of them -- one for email, one to access files,
telnet/ssh sessions, etc. In this article, I will
introduce an Apache module that allows users to use their Novell
NDS password to access secure Web pages on a Linux Web server. The
name of this Apache module is called mod_auth_nds, and it
was written by Phillip R. Wilson. A list of software used is provided
at the end of this article.
Recompiling the Linux Kernel
To install mod_auth_nds, the Linux Kernel will have to
be recompiled. Instructions on recompiling the kernel can be found
at: http://www.linuxdoc.org. I have tested kernel versions
2.2.17, 2.2.18, and 2.4.1 in production environments using mod_auth_nds
with no problem. The basic commands for compiling the kernel are
also listed below:
1. make menuconfig -- This allows you enable certain
options in the kernel. Mod_auth_nds requires the following
parameters to be enabled inside the Linux kernel:
Block Devices
Network Block Device Support
Networking Options
IPX Protocol
Full Internal IPX Network
File Systems
Networking File Systems
NCP File Systems
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