--- loncom/lond	2001/08/30 20:02:28	1.51
+++ loncom/lond	2001/10/23 04:38:45	1.53
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 # 03/24 Gerd Kortemeyer
 # 04/02 Scott Harrison
 # 05/11,05/28,08/30 Gerd Kortemeyer
+# 9/30,10/22 Scott Harrison
 #
 # based on "Perl Cookbook" ISBN 1-56592-243-3
 # preforker - server who forks first
@@ -471,8 +472,18 @@ sub make_new_child {
 				  (crypt($upass,$contentpwd) eq $contentpwd);
                           } elsif ($howpwd eq 'unix') {
                               $contentpwd=(getpwnam($uname))[1];
-                              $pwdcorrect=
-                                  (crypt($upass,$contentpwd) eq $contentpwd);
+			      my $pwauth_path="/usr/local/sbin/pwauth";
+			      unless ($contentpwd eq 'x') {
+				  $pwdcorrect=
+                                    (crypt($upass,$contentpwd) eq $contentpwd);
+			      }
+			      elsif (-e $pwauth_path) {
+				  open PWAUTH, "|$pwauth_path" or
+				      die "Cannot invoke authentication";
+				  print PWAUTH "$uname\n$upass\n";
+				  close PWAUTH;
+				  $pwdcorrect=!$?;
+			      }
                           } elsif ($howpwd eq 'krb4') {
                               $pwdcorrect=(
                                  Authen::Krb4::get_pw_in_tkt($uname,"",
@@ -576,7 +587,18 @@ sub make_new_child {
   	  		         print $pf "localauth:$npass\n";
 			       }
 			       print $client "ok\n";
-                             } elsif ($umode eq 'none') {
+			     } elsif ($umode eq 'unix') {
+			       {
+				 my $execpath="$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}/".
+				              "lcuseradd";
+			         my $se = IO::File->new("|$execpath");
+				 print $se "$uname\n";
+				 print $se "$npass\n";
+				 print $se "$npass\n";
+                                 my $pf = IO::File->new(">$passfilename");
+ 	  		         print $pf "unix:\n"; 
+			       }
+			     } elsif ($umode eq 'none') {
                                { 
                                  my $pf = IO::File->new(">$passfilename");
  	  		         print $pf "none:\n";