On Tuesday 17 May 2005 19:05, Chris De Varennes wrote: > After using the CD and nALFS to create a base LFS 6 system, I installed > cracklib, PAM, and shadow exactly as described in the BLFS 6.0 book > (same package versions, same instructions)...I realize now in retrospect > I should have tested each of these individually...because now, nobody > other than root can log onto this system. Any other user, whether > existing prior to the installation of these packages or created new, > receives an "invald login" message. > > If anyone has any idea what I might have done wrong, please let me > know. I will be happy to provide any additional information that might > be needed, although I'm at work now rather than at home where my build > system is. > > Chris D.
I don't like to disencourage you, but I have had very much the same problems. Trying to solve them, I got more and more in troubles. At the final, I had to reformat the partition and reinstall LFS 6, but _without_ pam and most of the security issues. We have a little intranet with three boxes interconnected and connected to Internet through a router. I dont know if I am a little too careless, but I think, in such a close shop I dont need soo much security. And it is my feeling, that security issues, as necessary they might be, are creating a lot of additional problems in the day by day use of linux, at least in an home environment. I would like to exchange oppinions on this issue also. I wish you luck, Edgar -- --------------------- Dr.-Ing. Edgar Alwers Weinheim -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
