Hi all,
I have a username and password for a particular user in Linux i need to verify that if the user is valid or not using java?
Abdul Khaliq
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A:
You could use Java Runtime-object to run the command line commands that suit your needs. Runtime API
Kuytu
2009-06-23 09:45:12
can u suggest such command in linux?
Abdul Khaliq
2009-06-23 11:24:39
There are probably several ways to do it. One might be using 'su' -command and seeing if the login is succesful or not. It might also be possible to parse the password file, but that sounds quite unsecure.
Kuytu
2009-06-23 12:11:36
Actually with su command i can verify the username but not the password of a given user can u suggest a command to verify both parameters ?
Abdul Khaliq
2009-06-23 14:24:01
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A:
The Java way to do this would be JAAS, but you'll still need a LoginModule that works with Linux. Here's a beta implementation that claims to work.
Michael Borgwardt
2009-06-23 09:49:03