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On 01/21/2010 06:09 PM, Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> On Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:06:34 +0200, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: |
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>>> I'm no expert on PAM, but I've seen it used on every linux |
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>>> distribution that I've tried over the years. In the case I just |
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>>> described, I used it so I can identify myself with my ssh key, which |
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>>> is much more secure than a password. So, in general, pam is used to |
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>>> set security policy for how users can log in, change their passwords, |
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>>> etc. I'm not sure how I would have added ssh key authentication |
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>>> without pam. It's a good question. |
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>> Well, all of this is still working here without PAM, including keys |
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>> (I've set that option in the config file of the ssh deamon, not PAM.) |
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> I read this that walt is using SSH keys ( on a USB stick?) for local |
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> login, which would be best done with PAM. SSH login with keys is handled |
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> by SSH itself. |
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Oh, don't know if it's possible on local login. Anyway, I was just |
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curious. PAM and ConsoleKit were two things that got installed by |
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default (desktop profile) and I couldn't even find a use for them, so I |
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removed both and didn't see any difference, so I was just wondering what |
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they were good for in the first place :P |
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