[freeside] User Packages

[Kristian Hoffmann]

See nss_pgsql or nss_mysql on freshmeat.  Make sure you understand how
/etc/nsswitch.conf works before you try to use either of those modules.  
I experimented with these quite some time ago and all I can say is it
hurt.  You have been warned.

-Kristian

On Mon, 16 Apr 2001, Jeff Raffo wrote:

> Thanks.... I figured it out.
> 
> We are working on setting up Freeside to auth through PAM and a PostgreSQL
> database and bypass the /etc/passwd file all together.  Have you heard of
> any other uses out there that have tried this?
> 
> Thanks again...
> 
> Raffo
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ivan" <ivan at 420.am>
> To: <ivan-freeside at sisd.com>
> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 12:08 AM
> Subject: Re: [freeside] User Packages
> 
> 
> > On Tue, Apr 10, 2001 at 01:07:07PM -0700, Jeff Raffo wrote:
> > > I am having problems figuring this out....
> > >
> > > I want to be able to add a customer with the services: 1 Shell account,
> > > Dialup access and a mailbox and have all those services user the same
> > > username and password.
> > >
> > > My question is that as I try and setup a whole package now I add the
> > > username and password for the shell account then move on to the mail
> > > account.  From here do I *ADD* the mailbox or *LINK* the mailbox to the
> > > shell account?
> >
> > Add.  `Link' is _only_ for when you've imported legacy services of any
> > sort, and need to associate them with customers manually, as per the
> > instruactions on the Package View screen:
> >
> > Choose (Add) to setup a new service
> > Choose (Link to existing) to link to a legacy (pre-Freeside) service
> >
> > If a user has a shell account and mailbox with the same username, there
> > should be a single service and entry in svc_acct.
> >
> > >  If I link it with the same username as the shell account it
> > > seems to work ok but then if I try to link the dialup access to that
> > > username the "view" option for the shell account goes away as though it
> was
> > > never added?
> > >
> > > I have the same question about adding the dialup access... do I add it
> or
> > > link it?
> >
> > If a user has a dialup, shell account and mailbox with the same
> > username, there should be a single service and entry in svc_acct,
> > not three.
> >
> > --
> > meow
> > _ivan
> >
> 
>