Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 08:36:05 +0200 From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> 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: <199811190636.IAA48857@greenpeace.grondar.za> In-Reply-To: Your message of " Wed, 18 Nov 1998 17:15:22 EST." <19981118171522.A2654@homer.louisville.edu> References: <199811172058.VAA02065@ocean.campus.luth.se> <86hfvwixby.fsf@detlev.UUCP> <19981119000914.A11045@tversu.ru> <19981118171522.A2654@homer.louisville.edu>
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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! Er, too late. > 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. At least don't integrate it with the base > install. Something like the way we do kerberos would be nice for > those who would want it and let those like me who have problems with > it avoid it. John Polstra has done a pretty good job of cleaning it up. There is a lot of new code in there, and jdp is not daft. M -- Mark Murray Join the anti-SPAM movement: http://www.cauce.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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