Re: Determining whether shadow passwords are enabled?
From: Jem Berkes (jb2002_padding_@pc9.org)Date: 06/01/02
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From: Jem Berkes <jb2002_padding_@pc9.org> Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2002 15:37:52 GMT
>> > You could check to see if /etc/shadow exists. Unless you're root
>> > though, you won't be able to actually read the file.
>>
>> Isn't there a more elegant way?
>
> Use the pam libraries and forget everything
> about /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow.
Do all Linux systems use PAM though? When compiling various things for my
slackware system I've noticed that the authentication works differently
than Redhat's distro (which did have PAM).
-- Jem E. Berkes Student IEEE (Winnipeg)http://www.pc-tools.net/ Windows, Linux & UNIX software
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