On Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 12:08:05PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 08:10:46PM +0200, Bill Allombert wrote: > > > I'd say that reading the value of passwd/root-login debconf template > > > is the safest way. If you get "false", then the system is a sudo-only > > > system. > > > I assume the code below should work ? > > debconf-show passwd 2>/dev/null |grep -q 'root-login: false' > > > > Of course, that will tell you what you need only when the rootless > > > system has been installed by choosing the appropriate option in D-I. > > > Is it possible to get this information from PAM instead? > > Nope, PAM will only tell you whether an authentication attempt succeeds; > everything else is deliberately black box.
Even by reading files in /etc/pam.d/ ? Cheers, -- Bill. <[email protected]> Imagine a large red swirl here. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
