That helps a lot, thanks. Regards,
Philippe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > "login APIs" vary widely from system to system. > > Classic Unix systems use calls like getpwent and crypt to check passwords, > and then call setuid, setgid and setgroups to set the identity of the user > who is > logging in. These are all available in stock Python, check the library > reference for more details. Other login-time activities, like writing > utmp entries, may not be directly available in stock Python modules. > > Many modern Linux systems use something called 'pam' for login-related > activities, and there seems to be something called 'python-pam' out there, > but I've never used it. > > Graphical login managers have their own additional requirements, such as > starting and stopping the X server, managing the X authentication > information, etc. > > Jeff -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
