ian,
/etc/pam.d is the default directory of a Linux-PAM's series
configuration files in Redhat. PAM means Pluggable Authentication Modules
wherein it is a suite of shared libraries that enable the local system
administrator to choose how applications authenticate users.
Hope that would explain.... :)
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Pilipino Internet - Cebu
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On Fri, 16 Jun 2000, Systems Administrator wrote:
> cool! Thanks I got it now. So ftp and and the rest that deals with auth
> go through the files in pam.d? I thought it just needed the passwd file.
> one last thing what does pam.d stand for?
>
> Thanks a million! it works now
>
> -ian
>
> On Fri, 16 Jun 2000, GFB wrote:
>
> >
> > AFAIK, thats where ftp users authenticate and doesnt make use of ur
> > /etc/pam.d/passwd ... you may simply copy passwd file into ftp file in
> > the same directory of /etc/pam.d/ or heres a simple copy of mine .... :
> >
> > files /etc/ftpusers and /etc/ftpgroups should be the list of users and
> > groups you want to ignore... :) GoodLuck !!! :)
>
>
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