Quick guide how to set up Rstudio Server Open Source Edition with Google Auth instead Linux PAM.
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Download and install rstudio on your machine. Nice guide for Ubuntu/Debian based servers.
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Install Google Authenticator PAM module. It’s available on most linux distros. For Ubuntu 20.04 issue command in your terminal.
sudo apt install libpam-google-authenticator -
Configure PAM module.
sudo cp /etc/pam.d/login /etc/pam.d/rstudio -
Comment out line 57 in newly created /etc/pam.d/rstudio file.
# Standard Un*x authentication. #@include common-auth -
Generate authentication code for linux user. Guide on ArchWiki.
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Install authentication application on your device.
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android andOTP.
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iOS 2FA Authenticator.
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This procedure replace PAM authentication for Rstuidio with OTP (One Time Passwords). Use your linux user name and OTP generated in your app.
I hope this post will be usefull and login for your Rstudio Server more secure.