On Sun, Mar 06, 2005 at 01:57:36AM +0100, Mariusz P?kala wrote > Wouldn't some PAM magic skip over this? > > auth sufficient /lib/security/pam_localuser.so > > > Hovewer, if an attacker can configure PAM, she does not need an entry in > /etc/passwd ;-)
I got rid of PAM some time ago. Total PITA for very little security gain for a home user. Mind you, if this was a system offering shell access to outsiders, that would be a different story. -- Walter Dnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> An infinite number of monkeys pounding away on keyboards will eventually produce a report showing that Windows is more secure, and has a lower TCO, than linux. -- [email protected] mailing list
