Hi,

/etc/password on Linux doesn't come with passwords, /etc/shadow does.

You can try the "pammavis" backend:

id = tac_plus {
...
    mavis module = external { exec = /usr/local/sbin/pammavis }
...
    login backend = mavis
...
    user = test {
        login = mavis
....
    }
}

The "shadow" Perl module can handle this too. You can find quite some information about the supported authentication mechanisms in the "mavis" docs, online available at

https://www.pro-bono-publico.de/projects/mavis.html

Please keep in mind that tac_plus is deprecated and tac_plus-ng is recommended, especially for new installations.

Regarding "login = crypt ..." not working: tac_plus can cope with whatever password hashes your operating system supports. Please double-check that the hash you're using isn't malformed.

Cheers,

Marc

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