From owner-freebsd-security Wed Nov 18 22:36:47 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id WAA17572 for freebsd-security-outgoing; Wed, 18 Nov 1998 22:36:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from gratis.grondar.za (gratis.grondar.za [196.7.18.65]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id WAA17562 for ; Wed, 18 Nov 1998 22:36:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mark@grondar.za) Received: from greenpeace.grondar.za (IDENT:iZigD4+UvNY4mR8Q0jSivDfROSqq4Sxu@greenpeace.grondar.za [196.7.18.132]) by gratis.grondar.za (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id IAA19069; Thu, 19 Nov 1998 08:36:08 +0200 (SAST) (envelope-from mark@grondar.za) Received: from grondar.za (IDENT:vhxPuX5H0BCi+toS1W58R1qWht1cIA8H@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by greenpeace.grondar.za (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id IAA48857; Thu, 19 Nov 1998 08:36:07 +0200 (SAST) (envelope-from mark@grondar.za) Message-Id: <199811190636.IAA48857@greenpeace.grondar.za> To: Keith Stevenson cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PAM on FreeBSD (was Would this make FreeBSD more secure?) 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> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 08:36:05 +0200 From: Mark Murray Sender: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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