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Re: Expired passwords and Display Managers



 --- Tom Allison <tallison@tacocat.net> wrote: 
> I consider this to be a very bad thing.

Why? This is exactly as it should be. It's a PAM issue which is only
affected when one logs in via login(1). DMs have no concept of this.
 
> Alternative Display Managers (not KDM or GDM please, I use neither)?

login into the (gasp!) console, and use 'startx'.

-- Thomas Adam

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