On Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 06:04:29PM +0100, Sam Morris wrote: > Steve Langasek wrote: > >>retitle 262121 ITP: libpam-require -- PAM module to allow and/or deny > >>particular users and/or groups > >>owner 262121 ! > >>thanks > >>I want to become the maintainer for this new package. > >What does this PAM module do that can't already be done with > >pam_listfile or pam_group? > Forgive my asking, but isn't pam_group used for granting group > membership to a user based on where/when they are logging in (from); and > pam_listfile used for authenticating based on the contents of a plain > text file, rather than the groups of which a user is a member? Overview of module This module provides group-settings based on the user's name and the terminal they are requesting a given service from. It takes note of the time of day. Yah, apparently. But pam_listfile seems to fit the bill rather closely, and between the two of them, they probably cover most things you would want to do with groups in PAM? -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. vorlon@debian.org http://www.debian.org/
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