Available authenticators¶
Simple authenticator¶
This authenticator allows the configuration of a single user/password pair and a user permission level right in the config file. It is the most basic authenticator and useful for simple services.
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[auth.simple] The configuration settings that can be set within the auth.simple section are:
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user Default: marche
The username to accept for authentication.
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passwd Default: no password
The password matching the username.
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level Default: admin
The permission level to return (one of
display,controlandadmin).
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PAM authenticator¶
This authenticator checks credentials against Linux’ PAM.
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[auth.pam] The configuration settings that can be set within the auth.pam section are:
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service Default: login
The PAM service to use. The default service, “login”, allows the same users to connect that can log into the system. However, a custom service (e.g. “marche”) can be configured in PAM, to place different restrictions on the possible logins.
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adminusers Default: root
A comma-separated list of user names who get ADMIN access.
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controlusers Default: (empty)
A comma-separated list of user names who get CONTROL access.
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displayusers Default: (empty)
A comma-separated list of user names who get DISPLAY access.
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defaultlevel Default: display
The permission level to return for any user no in one of the above lists. Can be “none” to deny any other users.
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