[svlug] PAM...mysteries revealed...

[Will_Francis@amat.com]

Finally figured out this PAM thing... it meant that I had to eat lunch at
my desk to find the time to look though the docs and put all the pieces
together, but I've got it and I'll pass it along to the rest of you so you
don't have to go through this.

In /etc/pam.d, there are several files, which describe how PAM is to
authenticate users.  To more or less disable it for a service, edit the
file, such as /etc/pam.d/rlogin to:

auth      required  pam_unix_auth.so
account        required  pam_unix_acct.so
password  required  pam_unix_passwd.so
session        required  pam_unix_sess.so

Basically, it says for those services, fall back on the standard unix
methods.

Oh yes, and it allows root to log in remotely just fine...


Thanks anyway...  I always enjoy the list.

Will



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