Sean Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I am trying to understand how users login and what does the system do
> specifically with validating the passwords and change passwords.
>
> when I login at the console is the login/password information passed to
> PAM and does PAM check the login.conf for certain characteristics and
> then check the password file? Or does the login.conf only apply after
> the user has logged in?
>
> Does the login.conf effect only shell accounts or can PAM check the
> login.conf to see if a user meets the minimum password change requirements?
>
> For example I am using poppassd for users to change there passwords.
> The minimum is set in the login.conf for 6 characters. If the user
> types less then 6 for his password will it error or reject the request?
> Or does the login.conf only apply when in shell and not through daemons.
That is up to each of those daemons. These days, many can be
configured either way.
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