> Jeffrey Hutzelman wrote:
> > Sorry; but I'm going to return us to this flamewar...
> > 
> > --On Thursday, March 06, 2008 02:43:00 PM -0600 Nicolas Williams 
> > <Nicolas.Williams at sun.com> wrote:
> > 
> >> PAM modules may require any and all [zone] privileges.  Using PAM
> >> requires all [zone] privileges.
> > 
> > This is a Solaris-ism.  You need to get out of your Sun-only box and pay 
> > attention to the rest of the world for a bit.  Usually I accuse Linux folks 
> > of being myopic in this way, but if the shoe fits...
> 
> Remember who invented PAM though!  IMO Linux-PAM and an Embrace and 
> Extend of the original Solaris PAM.  Some of the extensions I really 
> like (/etc/pam.d vs /etc/pam.conf) and others I like less or don't find 
> necessary at all.

        Also remember that Sun is a for profit company that may have
        different requirements for its software distributions than
        other folks have.

Gary..
        

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