Re: [gentoo-user] where is pam_ldap now?

[Evgeny Bushkov <zhen@dotcomltd.ru>]

On 13.11.2024 18:14, Michael wrote:
> On Wednesday 13 November 2024 15:12:06 GMT Eli Schwartz wrote:
>> On 11/13/24 8:48 AM, Evgeny Bushkov wrote:
>>> Hi ,
>>>
>>> somehow my ldap user became blocked from access to a ssh-server. It
>>> turns out pam can't find pam_ldap.so module anymore. Yes I remember I
>>> removed it at recent 'emerge --depclean' session but the portage tree
>>> doesn't have it anymore. I wonder where is sys-auth/pam_ldap now?
>>> There's no mentioning in news nor in web search. I managed to restore
>>> pam_ldap module from packages but now I'm in need for more reliable
>>> decision.
>> pam_ldap was masked and last rited on August 8, and deleted from
>>
>> ::gentoo on September 13. It wouldn't have been in the news.
>>
>> Here is the announcement:
>>
>> https://public-inbox.gentoo.org/gentoo-dev-announce/7f786219-b478-46b2-ab5c-> d2a805727063@gentoo.org/
>>
>> The recommended replacement was nss-pam-ldapd.
>>
>> You can keep using pam_ldap if you prefer, from a local overlay.
> The wiki suggests 'sys-auth/sssd' as a more recent alternative:
>
> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/
> Centralized_authentication_using_OpenLDAP#Configuring_SSSD
>
> https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/sys-auth/sssd

Thanks! I'll take a look at manuals and choose sssd or nss-pam-ldapd for 
substitution of pam_ldap.