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* mrfab@×××.net (mrfab@×××.net) wrote: |
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> I understand the value of pam in general--just not |
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> for this specific task. |
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> |
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> root:ALL EXCEPT GROUP wheel:DENY in /etc/suauth |
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> would effectivly emulate the current pam |
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> restriction in what I would consider to be a |
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> clearer manner. |
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> |
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> Personally, when I noticed su was restricted for |
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> users, the first place I looked was /etc/suauth, |
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> the second /etc/login.defs and only in the end |
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> at /etc/pam.d/ |
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In this particular case, it seems to be a matter of developers |
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preference. Personally, whenever I want to tweak authentication I |
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check pam first, then search the particular application's |
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documentation for its methods. To me, it seems cleaner to have like |
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things together. |
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But, whatever. |
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-- |
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Scott Moynes |
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"Anyone who considers arithmetical methods of producing random numbers |
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is, of course, in a state of sin." -- John Von Neumann |
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