CentOS - Jul 2007 - Pam Stuff (was: Centos 5 32-bit vs 64-bit question)

On 7/2/07, Scott Ehrlich <scott at mit.edu> wrote:
> Now, onto PAM - /etc/pam.d/blah.conf claims in the header comments that
> the file is autogenerated and any edits will be lost.   So what is the
> proper way to make changes that WILL stick?
What changes are you looking to make? Most times the pam.d/foo files
are not where you want to set things.
>
> I'm new to the PAM world.
It's a dark and sunless place.....

-- 
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
George Orwell

On Mon, 2 Jul 2007, Jim Perrin wrote:
> On 7/2/07, Scott Ehrlich <scott at mit.edu> wrote:
>
>> Now, onto PAM - /etc/pam.d/blah.conf claims in the header comments that
>> the file is autogenerated and any edits will be lost.   So what is the
>> proper way to make changes that WILL stick?
>
> What changes are you looking to make? Most times the pam.d/foo files
> are not where you want to set things.
I want to change a value in /etc/pam.d/system-auth

What is the best way to do so?

Thanks again.

Scott
>
>> 
>> I'm new to the PAM world.
>
> It's a dark and sunless place.....
>
> -- 
> During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary
> act.
> George Orwell
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On Mon, 2 Jul 2007, Jim Perrin wrote:
> On 7/2/07, Scott Ehrlich <scott at mit.edu> wrote:
>
>> Now, onto PAM - /etc/pam.d/blah.conf claims in the header comments that
>> the file is autogenerated and any edits will be lost.   So what is the
>> proper way to make changes that WILL stick?
>
> What changes are you looking to make? Most times the pam.d/foo files
> are not where you want to set things.
>
>>
I've never run/visited authconf and won't be able to until work
tomorrow.
Anything special I should know about it?  I ask because it is the file 
mentioned in the comments of /etc/pam.d/system-auth as the magic behind 
creating the system-auth file, and I plan to modify system-auth.

Thanks in advance.

Scott