This should be possible with Apache as the proxy and the mod_auth_pam Apache module. From a high level, the configuration should be similar to using mod_authnz_ldap or mod_auth_kerb as documented here: https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Admin/Config/ExternalUserDatbases

-Will


On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 10:03 AM, John Chilton <jmchilton@gmail.com> wrote:
I don't know how one would do this precisely but I believe it is
possible at the proxy level - i.e. setting up Apache to handle this
and authenticate with system resources. I believe Tim Booth's work on
integrating galaxy into biolinux uses system users for authentication
by default.

The following thread has more discussion on that:
http://lists.bx.psu.edu/pipermail/galaxy-dev/2014-March/018770.html

More generic information on configuring an Apache Proxy can be found here:
https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Admin/Config/ApacheProxy

Hope this helps.

-John

On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 9:22 AM, Daniel Ruiz Molina
<daniel.ruiz@aomail.uab.es> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have configured Galaxy, but I would be very interested in configure it
> with PAM or /etc/passwd (/etc/shadow) instead of creating a user in the web
> interface.
> How can I configure Galaxy for authenticating with system files?
>
> Thanks.
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