tags 496620 confirmed thanks On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 10:11:13AM +0200, Svante Signell wrote: > Package: libpam-modules > Version: 1.0.1-3 > Severity: normal
> The following los are created when uncloking xscreensaver in unstable > and gnome-screensaver in testing (on another box): > Aug 26 08:11:28 em2 unix_chkpwd[20714]: password check failed for user (me) > This problem is related to the resolved bug #496457. unix_ckkpwd is > sgid shadow and shadow have the right permissions: > -rwxr-sr-x 1 root shadow 26372 Aug 20 21:24 /sbin/unix_chkpwd > -rw-r----- 1 root shadow 1104 Jun 12 17:26 /etc/shadow > The screen unlocks, contrary to #496457, but the log entry remains. This bug is related to the use of the nullok_secure option to pam_unix, which causes an additional call to unix_chkpwd to check whether the user has a null password. I can reproduce this quite easily with any service that doesn't run as root. I'll look into what's needed to fix this. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
