SystemConfig/authentication/backend

System-config-authentication backend functionality

Here is list of all functions, which should boot backend provide

User Information

what	where
Enable/Disable support for NIS, LDAP, Hesiod, Winbind	/sbin/ypbind, /etc/nsswitch.conf, ???
Set NIS domain	/etc/yp.conf
Set NIS server	/etc/yp.conf
Set LDAP Search base DN	/etc/[openldap/]ldap.conf
Set LDAP Server	/etc/[openldap/]ldap.conf
Set usage of TLS in LDAP	/etc/[openldap/]ldap.conf
Set Hesiod LHS	/etc/hesiod.conf
Set Hesiod RHS	/etc/hesiod.conf
Set Winbind Domain	/etc/samba/smb.conf
Set Security Model (one from list)	/etc/samba/smb.conf
Set Winbind ADS Realm	/etc/samba/smb.conf
Set Winbind Domain Controllers	/etc/samba/smb.conf
Set Template Shell (one from list)	/etc/samba/smb.conf
Set allowance of offline login	/etc/samba/smb.conf
Join Domain???	???

Authentication

what	where
Enable/Disable Kerberos, LDAP, SmartCard, Fingerprint Reader, Winbind	???
Set Kerberos Realm, KDCs, Admin Servers	/etc/krb[5].conf
Whether to use DNS to resolve hosts to realms	/etc/krb[5].conf
Whether to use DNS to locate KDCs for realms	/etc/krb[5].conf
Set Smart Card Removal Action (from list)	/etc/pam_pkcs11/pam_pkcs11.conf
Set Smart Card needed for login	/etc/pam_pkcs11/pam_pkcs11.conf

Options

what	where
Set password hashing algorithm (from list)	???

Other

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