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Re: [SM-Discuss] fresh install feedback part 1 - pam

From: Casey Harkins <charkins AT upl.cs.wisc.edu>
To: Ari Steinberg <ari.steinberg AT stanford.edu>
Cc: "Sergey A. Lipnevich" <sergeyli AT pisem.net>, George Mochrie <geo AT drasil.uklinux.net>, sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] fresh install feedback part 1 - pam
Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 13:56:09 -0500 (CDT)

On Thu, 8 Aug 2002, Ari Steinberg wrote:
> On Wednesday 07 August 2002 10:31 pm, George Mochrie wrote:
> > the /etc/securetty file lists terminals from which root can login. because
> > we have a slightly quirky setup for devices the LFS suggestion won't work.
> > here's the contents of my file:
> >
> > /devices/vc/1
> > /devices/vc/2
> > /devices/vc/3
> > /devices/vc/4
> >
> > this will allow root to log in from the 1st 4 virtual consoles.
>
> Ahh, now this seems to make some sense - thanks George! I was actually
> thinking of doing something similar but was growing impatient of
> experimenting and wasn't sure exactly how to do it. We should probably
> document this somewhere, no?

Maybe the Linux-PAM spell should ask if it should do this in the
POST_INSTALL?

-casey

[SM-Discuss] fresh install feedback part 1 - pam, ari . steinberg, 08/07/2002
- Re: [SM-Discuss] fresh install feedback part 1 - pam, Sergey A. Lipnevich, 08/07/2002
  - Re: [SM-Discuss] fresh install feedback part 1 - pam, Ari Steinberg, 08/08/2002
    - Re: [SM-Discuss] fresh install feedback part 1 - pam, Casey Harkins, 08/08/2002
- Re: [SM-Discuss] fresh install feedback part 1 - pam, George Mochrie, 08/07/2002
  - Re[2]: [SM-Discuss] fresh install feedback part 1 - pam, Mark Andrews, 08/08/2002
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [SM-Discuss] fresh install feedback part 1 - pam, Sergey A. Lipnevich, 08/08/2002