Zhao Yi wrote: > Can ruby check user name and password the same way as Linux OS? I use > "ypcat passwd" to list all users and its encrypted password. I want > users to input their user name and password to ruby and let ruby the > check its validation. > > thanks. You may be able to find a wrapper to crypt(3) or whatever your system uses to generate the hashes in the passwd file. Or a pure ruby one. -=r -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.