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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: pambase/shadow warning
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:54:12
Message-Id: 20120419225140.1d4a39be@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: pambase/shadow warning by walt
1 On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:58:42 -0700, walt wrote:
2
3 > > I upgraded to sys-auth/pambase-20120417 and sys-apps/shadow-4.1.5-r1
4 > > and found I couldn't login to a new session or use su. Rebooting only
5 > > made the problem permanent, I had to SSH in to revert to
6 > > sys-auth/pambase-20101024-r2 and sys-apps/shadow-4.1.5.
7 >
8 > I've never been clear on how ssh authenticates a new login. Why would
9 > your ssh login be accepted? Did you ssh in as a user and su to root?
10
11 That would have failed on su. It works because I have key authentication
12 for SSH. Otherwise I'd have been screwed.
13
14 > Anyway, just as another data point I did the same update today and have
15 > no trouble logging in. Here are my useflags for comparison
16
17 > Installed versions: 20120417!b(03:40:29 AM 04/19/2012)(consolekit
18 > cracklib gnome-keyring pam_ssh sha512 -debug -minimal -mktemp -pam_krb5
19 > -passwdqc -selinux)
20 >
21 > Installed versions: 4.1.5-r1(03:41:02 AM 04/19/2012)(acl cracklib pam
22 > -audit -nls -selinux -skey -tcb -xattr)
23
24 Mine are the same except for gnome-keyring - I use KDE.
25
26
27 --
28 Neil Bothwick
29
30 The sergeant walked into the shower and caught me giving myself a
31 dishonorable discharge. Without missing a beat, I said, "It's my dick
32 and I can wash it as fast as I want!"

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