Looking for .deb containing *_dict.* for cracklib
Perhaps I wasn't clear before with my headlines. Sorry. Does anyone
know why I might not be getting these *_dict.* files installed?
Xeno Campanoli wrote:
>
> Okay, (Doh!) it looks like I don't have the cracklib_dict.pwd file
> installed on the system where PAM doesn't work with cracklib. I've
> tried apt-get remove-ing and re-installing any crack-related packages
> I've been able to find using apt-cache, but still no *_dict.* files.
> I've also searched the old mailing list archives for this, so either
> this is a bug or anomaly in the progression of packages, and in either
> case there's no evidence anybody has known about it up until now. I'm
> betting it's a part of some normal package I'd put in on a complete
> install but which I just cannot presently think of. At any rate, I'd
> like two forms of feedback:
>
> 1) What is the stable package I need to install to get these *_dict.*
> files?
> 2) Does anyone have any suggestions on how to better search for this
> kind of problem using the apt-* facilities?
>
> TIA. I'll forward the final results to the pam-list, as I presume most
> of you are not on that. See Igmar's comments below for more
> information.
>
> Sincerely, Xeno
>
> > Igmar Palsenberg wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > This is the actual problem :
> >
> > stat("/var/cache/cracklib/cracklib_dict.pwd", 0xbfff9a1c) = -1 ENOENT
> >
> > It's also consitent with the code (pam_cracklib.c) :
> >
> > if (!stat(buf,&st) && st.st_size)
> > return PAM_SUCCESS;
> > else {
> > if (ctrl & PAM_DEBUG_ARG)
> > _pam_log(LOG_NOTICE,"dict path '%s'[.pwd] is invalid",
> > CRACKLIB_DICTPATH);
> > return PAM_ABORT;
> > }
> >
> > In other words : It can't find your dicts file. What I do find strange it
> > the path it is looking for : /var/cache/cracklib. On all RH systems I've
> > been on it's in /usr/lib
> >
> > You have two options : Make a symlink, copy the files, etc, or recompile
> > the cracklib module.
> >
> > Igmar
>
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