Re: PAM and login.conf the login process

2006-05-17 Thread Lowell Gilbert
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 f

PAM and login.conf the login process

2006-05-15 Thread Sean Murphy
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 pa