From: Stephen_Reilly at domain dell.com
Date: Fri 08 Jun 2001 - 15:07:41 IST
cool, actually Lee pointed me to another mail archive which explained how to
use it outside PAM
...http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/pam-list/2000-01/0092.html Sounds
handy. Oh these are the apps in your neighbourhood, in your neighbourhood,
in your neigh-bour-hood.
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Airlie [mailto:airlied at domain csn.ul.ie]
Sent: 08 June 2001 14:18
To: Stephen_Reilly at domain exchange.dell.com
Cc: ilug at domain linux.ie
Subject: Re: [ILUG] /sbin/pwdb_chkpwd
it is run by PAM module called pam_pwdb to check passwords on shadow'ed
systems...
the app can't read shadow direct as it doesn't have permission, so using
PAM it asks pam_pwdb which spawns that setuid program to do the actual
checking ..
wonderful..
Dave.
On Fri, 8 Jun 2001 Stephen_Reilly at domain dell.com wrote:
> Lads,
> I stumpbled upon this, stubbing my toe awfully, and have been unable
> to ascertain what it's for. When run as root (on expendable machine) it
> gives the error message "This program is not designed for running in this
> way -- the system administrator has been informed". So I was happily
> expecting an auto mail to root letting me know what the crack is. Does
> anyone know what its for ? It's part of the pwdb package.
>
> just curious,
> steve
>
>
>
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