kde network manager and pam_mount

[Will Stephenson]

On Monday 05 Apr 2010 14:11:12 Rob Verduijn wrote:
> I implemented a solution a couple hours ago. Somebody told me to try wicd.
> 
> The drawback of wicd is that I must diverge from the default opensuse
> configuration (which uses kde network manager)
> This means the wicd solution will bite me at some time in the future
> because it's not the default in opensuse.
> 
> Solution:
> Switch back to traditional network configuration (ie ifup/ifdown)
> Define a default wifi connection.
> Install wicd http://wicd.sourceforge.net/
> 
> advantages:
> users can still select a different wifi network if they wish to.
> It is possible to use ldap/ads/networked authentication mechanism.
> it works with pam_mount
> Does not need the wifi configuration added for each additional user
> that for some reason uses the laptop on the same wifi network.
> 
> drawbacks:
> not standard included in opensuse 11.2 (available in the opensuse build
> service) possible future compatibility issues.
> 
> I'll keep an eye on the (kde) network manager mailing list to see if
> the features get added some time in the future.

For the record, how does wicd support pam_mount?  directly or via a general 
purpose user session based on connection change hook?

Will