Re: OT: disabling login
* Ron Johnson (ron.l.johnson@cox.net) spake thusly:
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> Wel.... I assumed (yes, laugh at me, call me an MSCE) that the
> key pairs _and_ PAM was used during ssh login.
Yes, but PAM != passwd. SSH is usually configured for key-based
authentication only.
> What it sounds like you are saying is that there are (can be)
> different passwords for logging in from ssh vs. telnet/console/etc.
> That sounds bizarre.
No. Ssh has those things called "keys" instead.
Dima
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