Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 07:25:42 -0800 From: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group <cschuber@uumail.gov.bc.ca> To: Frank Tobin <ftobin@bigfoot.com> Cc: FreeBSD-security Mailing List <freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Limiting which users can login via xdm Message-ID: <199812131526.HAA07450@cwsys.cwsent.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 11 Dec 1998 23:47:32 CST." <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812112340570.3250-100000@isr3277.urh.uiuc.edu>
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In message <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812112340570.3250-100000@isr3277.urh.uiuc.edu >, Fran k Tobin writes: > I was wondering if there was a way to limit access to xdm according to > users. A major reason I'd like to be able to do this is that it could > ensure that I could keep track of logins to xdm that are done remotely. > Can one get xdm to use login(1), and consequently, check access via > /etc/login.access? Xdm's Xsession script could be modified to limit who has access to xdm. Xdm sets the USER and LOGNAME environment variables, which could be used to verify the user's identity. Alternatively you could get the user's identity from id or whoami. Regards, Phone: (250)387-8437 Cy Schubert Fax: (250)387-5766 Open Systems Group Internet: cschuber@uumail.gov.bc.ca ITSD Cy.Schubert@gems8.gov.bc.ca Government of BC To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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