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Date:      Sun, 13 Feb 2005 09:55:20 +0100
From:      Volker Kindermann <ml@ps102.de>
To:        Paul Sandys <myj@nyct.net>
Cc:        freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: PAM and login.conf + SSH and IMAP
Message-ID:  <420F15F8.5070102@ps102.de>
In-Reply-To: <20050208000000.D64811@bsd3.nyct.net>
References:  <20050208000000.D64811@bsd3.nyct.net>

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Hi Paul,


> I need to block ssh access to wheel only and at the same time allow IMAP access
> to any user.
> 
> When I put following in /etc/login.access, the ssh behaves the way I want:
> +:wheel:ALL
> -:ALL:ALL
> 
> However, it also denies imap access. I'm trying different options in
> /etc/pam.d/imap without any success. Is there a PAM module that would
> authenticate using system password file and disregarded /etc/login.access ?
> 
> Any suggestions ?


why don't you use ssh's ability to restrict logins?

Look for "Allowed groups" in man sshd_config

If you allow the wheel group there, than no other user may login via ssh.

  -volker



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