Re: getting linux-pam to work

[Andrew Morgan <morgan transmeta com>]

If you look at the source for these applications, you'll see that they
contains a pam_start() function call. The service name argument must
correspond to a file /etc/pam.d/<service-name>. If no such file exists
you will default to using the 'other' service, which defaults to deny
access. I suspect a lack of the appropriate file[s] is your problem.

Cheers

Andrew

Mr E_T wrote:
> 
> I have just compiled and installed linux-pam 0.75 and am having trouble
> getting it to work.
> 
> When I run the example programs - I get
> 
> #
> #blank
> ...
> ==> called pam_putenv()
>   got: `Success'
> a test: c=[gamma], j=[mu]
> Who are you? root
> ==> called pam_authenticate()
>   got: `Authentication failure'
> ./blank: invalid request
> ==> called pam_end()
>   got: `Success'
> 
> #
> #check_user
> Not Authenticated
> 
> #
> #xsh
> ==> called pam_start()
>   got: `Success'
> Who are you? root
> ==> called pam_authenticate()
>   got: `Authentication failure'
> ./xsh: invalid request
> ==> called pam_end()
>   got: `Success'
> 
> I have the shadow password suite installed already on my system but it
> would appear that it is not being used.
> 
> my messages log file contains -
> Jan  1 10:52:36 mobius PAM-warn[1257]: service: blank [on terminal: <unknown>]
> Jan  1 10:52:38 mobius PAM-warn[1257]: user: (uid=0) -> rot [remote: ?nobody@?nowhere]
> Jan  1 10:52:44 mobius PAM-warn[1259]: service: check [on terminal: <unknown>]
> Jan  1 10:52:44 mobius PAM-warn[1259]: user: (uid=0) -> nobody [remote: ?nobody@?nowhere]
> Jan  1 10:52:47 mobius PAM-warn[1262]: service: xsh [on terminal: <unknown>]
> Jan  1 10:52:49 mobius PAM-warn[1262]: user: (uid=0) -> root [remote: ?nobody@?nowhere]
> 
> This is the same from both a remote login and a console login - I am not
> sure hwere this is starting?
> 
> --
> regs MR E_T
> 
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