hi Ship's Log, Lt. Chris, Stardate 190199.1949: > > > > What use would shadow passwords have, if a unprivileged user can query > > them? > > Well...then the query is at your control - and if you make a single query take > a full second (or more) then it will take a very long time to brute force > anything (and thats assuming there is no logging). > > > > I heared on Solaris you have a daemon, which takes username/password > > and tells you if the combination is OK.
Is that not what pam is all about? Greetings -- Alexander N. Benner - The Seven Promises of a Promise Keeper: -7- A Promise Keeper is committed to influencing his world, being obedient to the Great Commandment (Mark 12:30f) and the Great Commission (Matt 28:19f).
