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Re: /etc/security/ files don't seem to be consulted



On Tue, Aug 08, 2000 at 02:03:13PM +0100, David Wright wrote:
> 
> Fiddling with access.conf (at home) and /etc/login.defs to try, say,
> allowing a user only su access (no logging in) did not work. (The
> timestamps above are from a machine in my office.)
> 

You'll notice by reading these files that they are configuration files for
PAM modules. You'll need to edit files in /etc/pam.d/ to enable them for
certain services (su, login, ssh, xdm, etc...).

Ben

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