Authen/SimplePam ================ Authen::SimplePAM simplifies the use of PAM to authenticate users, so that there is no need to know how PAM really works. Refer to the pod documentation INSTALLATION To install this module type the following: perl Makefile.PL make make install Note that make test won't work. PROGRAMS There are a few scripts in the bin/ dir. They are simple programs that might be a start point on how to use Authen::SimplePam. auth_user.pl - authenticates a user. checks if the user password is correct. change_password.pl - change a user's password. probably will only work as root. chngpwd - an script to change a user password. this script needs to be run suid. It was written to let a non-root user change any user password as long as he knows the current password. A directly use for it is as a tool to be used from a CGI script to change a user password thru web. I tryed to make it as secure as possible, however I do not garantee anything. DEPENDENCIES This module requires these other modules and libraries: Authen::PAM COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE This module is GPLed. I don't garantee that this will work or even will not destroy your system. Use at your own risk. Copyright (C) 2002 Raul Dias