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Old 05-30-2008, 01:21 AM   #1
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PAM Issue??


What entry makes a user unable to login into the system through PAM ??
 
Old 05-30-2008, 01:47 AM   #2
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Have a look in the /etc/pam.d directory and see (also the inconvenient-to-use /etc/pam.conf)
It is set up slightly differently on all systems, but basically for 'login' you need to satisfy all of the requirements for ACCOUNT, SESSION, and PASSWORD - whatever they may be.
 
  


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