-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, Jan 06, 2006 at 10:05:33PM -0200, Rodrigo Barbosa wrote: > On Fri, Jan 06, 2006 at 02:49:46PM -0800, Robert Hanson wrote: > > } That is no good. What he needs is using RADIUS with a different backend, > > } instead of /etc/passwd. I recomend MySQL. > > > > i went back and looked at orig post. > > > > he mentioned the @ character... not the other special char garbage > > > > it fits the bill very nicely especially since admitting he is using radius > > > > and your SQL solution works will work well too if "serious scale" is needed > > or if other special chars are needed... > > > > remember, there were two competing threads. :-) > > Yes. > The main reasons for using a different backend like MySQL is that: > - You don't need to have local users, which improves control and security > - You can have multiple domains after @, each with a different group > of users. Almost forgot: - - Easy to implement replication :) []s - -- Rodrigo Barbosa <rodrigob at suespammers.org> "Quid quid Latine dictum sit, altum viditur" "Be excellent to each other ..." - Bill & Ted (Wyld Stallyns) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD4DBQFDvwYrpdyWzQ5b5ckRAn9RAJiCbhZXMaaSBHjYL7up1ZX8lzWdAJ9eXyCa XukImRTYMhDxEJexwkNorA== =l6nf -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----