Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 19:06:30 -0500 (EST) From: John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu> To: Keith Stevenson <k.stevenson@louisville.edu> Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PAM on FreeBSD (was Would this make FreeBSD more secure?) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9811181903200.12652-100000@fallout.campusview.indiana.edu> In-Reply-To: <19981118171522.A2654@homer.louisville.edu>
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On Wed, 18 Nov 1998, Keith Stevenson wrote: > On Thu, Nov 19, 1998 at 12:09:14AM +0300, Vadim Kolontsov wrote: > > > > I wonder how many people would like to see PAM support in FreeBSD?.. > > ABSOLUTELY NOT! > > I suffered through PAM on a RedHat Linux box. The combination of flaky > Linuxisms, PAM, and the SYSV-style init drove me to FreeBSD. I've been very > VERY happy ever since. Please don't visit that nightmare on us here. Too late. It is already being comitted into current. Please, also take a moment to reflect on the distinction between a bad idea and a bad implementation. I haven't looked at what has been brought in yet, but judging from comments of the person doing the work, I have confidence that it won't be junk. -john To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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